John Maynard Keynes Quotes
There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency.
Quotes to Explore
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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It's not that I'm opposed to doing a big-budget action movie. But it has to be the right project.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
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I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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The revolution doesn't always look perfect.
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Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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Even though the society that Marx foresaw is far from being an historical reality, Marxism has penetrated so deeply in history that we are all Marxists, one way or another, even unknowingly.
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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Just because scientists have the knowledge to do it, the technology to do it, and some may even have a financial motive or other incentive to do it, does not make it right.
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My original aim after 'The X Factor' was to earn enough money in a year to make the whole experience worth it - you know, buy a car, a flat.
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
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It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.
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Was there ever yet any thing written by mere man that was wished longer by its readers, excepting Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and the Pilgrim's Progress?
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I say this all the time: Everyone can make a conscious choice to be a leader.
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If an adult is constantly criticizing how other people look, the girl will have a more critical voice about herself and others.
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Every reader, if he has a strong mind, reads himself into the book, and amalgamates his thoughts with those of the author.
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They are truly the sweetest people on earth.
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There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency.
