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.George Akerlof
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People take things so seriously.
Dana Ashbrook -
The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
Edith Wharton -
Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself.
Patrick McGoohan -
Truth never damages a cause that is just.
Mahatma Gandhi -
That's the gift that a mother can give, to make everyone feel like they are the special one.
Oprah Winfrey -
My lessons didn't come at my father's knee. Like all good lessons, they were learned from example.
Ted Danson
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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.
Zoe Foster Blake -
I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
Viggo Mortensen -
It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
Garth Brooks -
There is a liberal fascism that is dedicated to going after believing Christians who follow the biblical teaching on marriage.
Ted Cruz -
Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
Venus Williams -
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.
Umberto Eco
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
Upton Sinclair -
I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.
Carly Fiorina -
No doubt I enjoy being close to people in the way I dress, the way I speak, and the way I communicate with people.
Vicente Fox -
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.
Warren Mitchell -
It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
Irina Shayk -
Delhi is full of energy. It is special to me because I have shot my first film here, and it is closer to my home town Chandigarh. I love the food, the vibe, and the people here.
Yami Gautam
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I got my degree in theatre at a little school in Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University. It was one of those situations where I went into the major because I loved it, but didn't really expect to see it as a moneymaking situation or career.
Jimmi Simpson -
My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.
Sade Adu -
It's tragic that there are so few farmer-direct coffees in Africa, but it's very tough.
David Robinson The Cars -
I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile.
John Shelby Spong -
Music is, by far, the best art. Nothing even comes close. It's so immediate and emotional. In writing, maybe ninety percent of it is the unconscious and ten percent is control. In music, I think it's probably more like ninety-nine percent the unconscious. It's just a beautiful thing happening through you. And so, too, is writing a great story.
T. C. Boyle -
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.
George Akerlof