John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
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In the future, it's going to move from being just a data transport to really becoming a media experience platform. The Internet will be more about media, more about collaboration, much more virtualized and much more green.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
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You're never going to hear me say, 'Well, I've been critical of Obama five times, so now I need to be critical of McCain five times.' That is a false equivalence, and that's what I think is wrong with journalism.
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In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.
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Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.
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Every year, like a good Catholic, I wait for Christmas. Putting up the lights, decorating the tree, making sweets and then unwrapping gifts on Christmas morning... it's a tradition my family has followed since I was very little.
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Our underwear used to just be cotton, but we wanted to see if we could create something out of synthetics.
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When famous people come up to you it's a bit weird, but it's an honour, really, when they recognise you and want to chat to you for a bit.
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I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.
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Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.
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I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.
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Fundamentally, I'm profoundly influenced by hip-hop, so whatever I do is going to bear that seal.
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Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.
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I learned what looked good on my petite frame, and to this day, I'm a great bargain shopper.
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In antiquity, a woman might be an object of worship or desire, but never of love.
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If we were in the habit of reading poets their obscurity would not matter; and, once we are out of the habit, their clarity does not help.
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I never liked miming.
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Good people can get you out of a thousand problems with charm and kindness.
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I readily concede that a prime minister is not required to speak on every occasion or on every subject, but when there is a duty to speak, silence is unacceptable. Silence can be a strategy, silence can be a tactic, but silence can never be an answer to the ills of our polity and the fault lines of our society.
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As far as the international industry is concerned, I don't think people care at all where you are from - if the work interests them.
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I've often said that there's no such thing as writer's block; the problem is idea block.
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Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied.
