Adam Davidson Quotes
I don't think that much change comes from economists. I think it comes more from political realities. Probably the two giants of the 20th century, who actually did shift government policy in the U.S. and around the world, were John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. I don't see anybody in our system who is at that level of influence.
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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To me, family is everything. I want children to realize how important their families are and what a support system a family is.
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I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
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I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written.
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I love Coco de Mer.
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People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.
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I have friends who say, 'You just can't understand what it's like to be a mother until you're a mother.'
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I like writing idealistically, romantically and swashbucklingly.
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Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
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Time stays, we go.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.
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I have a platform to be able to do something to help other people beat cancer.
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My accent does slip. When I arrived in England in 1978 at 18, I was shocked to find myself 'the American' at RADA. The English and the Americans have an intense relationship. They helped us out in the Second World War.
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There is sadness and confusion in our hearts / And the world prepares to fight / as it tears itself apart, it isn't fair
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I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I'm for anything life-affirmative. I'm for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who's different.
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I don't think that much change comes from economists. I think it comes more from political realities. Probably the two giants of the 20th century, who actually did shift government policy in the U.S. and around the world, were John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. I don't see anybody in our system who is at that level of influence.
