John Maynard Keynes Quotes
The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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I've never considered myself to be a fashionista type of guy.
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
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Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.
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I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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It isn't often that the logic behind a policy is so clear. But when it comes to the value of educating girls, the evidence speaks for itself.
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In 'D.A.R.Y.L.' there was a part where I had to freeze to death, and they didn't even use it. It can get kind of frustrating. But I don't regret that I decided to become an actor. Besides, if I don't like it at any time, I can stop.
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Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.
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The Tao teaches us not to intervene and interfere. The things we love we have to learn to leave alone. And the people we love we have to learn to let them be.
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I'm just collecting gold presents, which is more fun, actually, than buying gold.
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I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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Safeco Field is a lot like a National League park. Because of that, we're more of a pitching-defensive type club. Anaheim and Oakland - and even Texas - are more offensive oriented. We're a club that doesn't blow anybody out, but at the same time we don't get blown out much. We're in most of the games.
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When I was about ten, I was very impressed by the way Tarzan could swing through the trees from vine to vine. No one ever told me, 'Don't try this at home.'
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Back then it was a very realistic thing for me. My own thing was, you know, wake up at 5 in the afternoon, it's dark out, hang out, maybe take a shower, then start drinking, start smoking pot, go out with friends, get wasted.
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'… talk should precede, not follow, the issuance of orders.'
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The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.
