John Maynard Keynes Quotes
... a speculator is one who runs risks of which he is aware and an investor is one who runs risks of which he is unaware.
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There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with.
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I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.
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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am.
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To say that Jimmy Carter does not understand politics or is not a good politician denies the phenomenon by which he got to the White House. He is without question the best politician, when he's working at it, of anybody I have ever seen.
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There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster.
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Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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I think that all research scientists think of themselves as belonging to a grand tradition, building on work that has been worked on since the very beginning of science itself. Whereas I'm not sure writers think of themselves in the same way.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.
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As humans, we're going to make mistakes. It's what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake.
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As a musician, life is not over just because you are getting older, and so I find retirement a very frightening and dark thought.
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I know I've got a degree. Why does that mean I have to spend my life with intellectuals? I've got a lifesaving certificate but I don't spend my evenings diving for a rubber brick with my pyjamas on.
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I'm a strong fighter, I'm a fighter who can adapt to my surroundings.
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I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
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I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.
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I have become an adjective. There is something called a Rovian-style of campaigning and it's meant as an insult. One columnist said it consists mainly of throwing mud until it sticks. One prominent blogger described the elements of a textbook Rovian race as fear-based, smear-based and anything goes.
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To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.
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The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control.
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I was never that much a focus of interest in my career. I'm aware of that now, which doesn't give me a lot of pleasure.
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Many people feel unaware of any guidance, unable to discern or understand the signals of God; not because the signals are not given, but because the mind is too troubled, clouded, and hurried to receive them.
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... a speculator is one who runs risks of which he is aware and an investor is one who runs risks of which he is unaware.
