George Akerlof Quotes
My Swedish grandmother was the daughter of a dairy farmer who lived near Hedemora. My Swedish grandfather worked as a clerk for the Swedish railways in the Stockholm station.
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People take things so seriously.
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The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
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Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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That's the gift that a mother can give, to make everyone feel like they are the special one.
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My lessons didn't come at my father's knee. Like all good lessons, they were learned from example.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny, as is the case especially in many English-language newspapers. Instead, they contain a political message, and the artist takes full responsibility.
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
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I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.
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No doubt I enjoy being close to people in the way I dress, the way I speak, and the way I communicate with people.
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I enjoy being Jewish, but I'm an atheist... I hate fundamentalism in all its forms. Jews, Catholics, Baptists, I think they are all potty and capable of destroying the world.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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I love art, but I don't think I'm especially good at it. Fashion I think I could imagine, but I'm not really sure. I think it's easiest for me to picture myself in music.
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I get up early, go to bed late, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. And I pray a lot.
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Of course, I have a husband of 24 years, he thinks its hysterical. Whenever we run into her at a party, my husband would go, ‘She and I are married to the same woman.’ Erin thinks its a hoot and we make a cute couple!
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I am my mother's daughter.
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My Swedish grandmother was the daughter of a dairy farmer who lived near Hedemora. My Swedish grandfather worked as a clerk for the Swedish railways in the Stockholm station.
