John Maynard Keynes Quotes
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If a man begins writing at thirty, by the time he is fifty or sixty, the bulk of his work has been done. By the time he is eighty, he's got nothing more, you know?
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I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
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I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.
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Life is always a problem. The fact that I'm on the radio saying that I don't necessarily see hope does not relieve people, does not relieve my son, does not relieve children, of the responsibility to struggle.
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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At some point, you've got to realize, you're either a leading man or you're not.
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It was inspiring to see local legends like E-40 and Keak da Sneak break out with 'Tell Me When to Go.'
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In January 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations in response to Cuban nationalisation of U.S.-owned sugar plantations, banks and businesses.
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When you adopt a dog, you have a lot of very good days and one very bad day.
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Technology is a wonderful thing, but I think it's violently misused.
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My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school.
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Don Was is a friend of mine; we've done projects together over the years.
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I quite like androgyny.
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Delegation: No one is an island. You can accomplish a lot more with help.
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Most civilisations, perhaps, look shinier in general terms and from several light-years away.
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Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.
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I wish to see the sons and daughters of the world in Peace and busily employed in the more agreeable amusement of fulfilling the first and great commandment, Increase and Multiply : as an encouragement to which we have opened the fertile plains of the Ohio to the poor, the needy and the oppressed of the Earth; any one therefore who is heavy laden, or who wants land to cultivate, may repair thither and abound, as in the Land of promise, with milk and honey: the ways are preparing, and the roads will be made easy, thro' the channels of Potomac and James river.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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There was a time when idealistic folksingers such as myself believed that Reality TV was a programming vogue that would peak and recede, leaving only its hardiest show-offs. Instead, it has metastasized like toxic mold, filling every nook and opening new crannies.
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We can't keep playing catch up as we have done for every season I've been here.
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Like Odysseus, the President looked wiser when he was seated.
