John Maynard Keynes Quotes
It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal.
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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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Homosexuals are riding high in the media.
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We believed that to understand literature, you had to understand its place in history and culture.
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There's more things that I'd like to do. You know, each song is a little bit of a puzzle. I see most of them as just failed attempts.
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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
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Hardly nobody gets to live two genders in their life.
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If we get a few solid festival shows then I will have no problem booking the lads for as many quality club shows around them to make a nice tour come together.
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The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.
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Popular culture has become engorged, broadening and thickening until it's the only culture anyone notices.
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I was miserable in WCW. I knew I wasn't going to go any higher there, and jumping to WWE hadn't even crossed my mind. I couldn't stop wondering, 'Is this it? Is this what I worked my whole life for?'
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The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.
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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
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Saving a life overrides territories.
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Ordering a man to write a poem is like commanding a pregnant woman to give birth to a red-headed child.
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I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film.
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Love the giver more than the gift.
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You are the only you. That means you don't lose roles to anybody else. There's no competition, so they either want you or they don't want you, and it's not that they wanted someone else over you.
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I'm not anti-progress, obviously, but I just think progress needs to be a broader thing than just the technology we can create; it's also how we handle it and our level of awareness.
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The sense of doing good , the satisfaction of being right, the joy of looking favorably upon oneself, dear sir, are powerful levers for keeping us upright and making us progress. On the other hand, if men are deprived of that feeling, they are changed into rabid dogs.
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It would not be foolish to contemplate the possibility of a far greater progress still.
