John Maynard Keynes Quotes
If we consistently act on the optimistic hypothesis, this hypothesis will tend to be realised; whilst by acting on the pessimistic hypothesis we can keep ourselves for ever in the pit of want.John Maynard Keynes
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There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it.
Naomi Watts -
I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.
Gavin Newsom -
Debauchery is perhaps an act of despair in the face of infinity.
Edmond de Goncourt -
Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
H. L. Mencken -
It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
Abbe Pierre -
If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
Xavier Becerra
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The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to defy analysis.
Samuel Alexander -
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Orson Welles -
If a person is treated like a patient, they are apt to act like one.
Frances Farmer -
It's so easy to get used to playing a role. Then all of the sudden when you're tossed out of it, it's almost like you have to remember how to act again!
A. J. Cook -
It is hard to imagine an area in which Congress has more express constitutional authority to act than in protecting the right of minorities to vote.
Adam Cohen -
In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
Maggie Nelson
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When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
Gavin Newsom -
As our case is new, we must think and act anew.
Abraham Lincoln -
Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.
Sally Hawkins -
A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve.
Salmon P. Chase -
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
Saint Ambrose -
Having a chance to be someone other than yourself and to act out stuff that makes people look at you, like, wow, and that's why I love acting so much.
Quinton Aaron
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Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Aristotle -
Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
Confucius -
Modeling was not an endgame for me. I didn't particularly enjoy the act of it.
Ivanka Trump -
It feels really good but it doesn't really feel a whole lot different. The biggest difference is that you walk into a store and it's there but that could've been accomplished without Columbia. I just think that it's cool to have the opportunity and I'm proud of it. I think it's the best album I've done so far.
Ari Hest -
If we consistently act on the optimistic hypothesis, this hypothesis will tend to be realised; whilst by acting on the pessimistic hypothesis we can keep ourselves for ever in the pit of want.
John Maynard Keynes