John Maynard Keynes Quotes
Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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In the experience of art, time seems not to exist.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.
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After being once in space, I was keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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On my first day at Yale Law School, there were posters in the hallways announcing an event with Tony Blair, the former British prime minister. I couldn't believe it: Tony Blair was speaking to a room of a few dozen students? If he came to Ohio State, he would have filled an auditorium of a thousand people.
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I have lots and lots of party clothes. I mean real party clothes.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.
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You can talk good ideas out of existence.
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You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.
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I love that quiet time when nobody's up and the animals are all happy to see me.
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I believe that the Holocaust is the most significant event in human history.
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I love going away with friends - it gets a bit raucous and fun.
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Rarely do we see immediate use of innovative technologies. I believe that the future is built by small pieces that add up.
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A day without newspapers is like walking around without your pants on.
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I'd like to give people leaden boots in galleries, so they'd be a bit slower in front of my paintings. And that's because I spend so much time looking at them. I can look at them a long, long time without getting bored. I disappear.
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Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one.
