George Akerlof Quotes
The only way we are going to ameliorate pressing social needs is through public intervention.
Quotes to Explore
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.
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There's no snobbery or resentment from serious polo people towards those who just come for the party.
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If God has allowed me to earn so much money, it is because He knows I give it all away.
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The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.
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I am a writer of the textbooks of scientology.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.
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If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons and take his gun away.
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Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.
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I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need.
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Surviving is the only glory in war.
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Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?
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Mum put me in drama classes when I was about 14. I'd been going on about it for some time, so maybe it was a way to shut me up.
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My grandpa was in the Navy, but it wasn't something that was expected or planned for me to do.
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It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
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We know that no algorithm can solve global poverty; no pill can cure a chronic illness; no box of chocolates can mend a broken relationship; no educational DVD can transform a child into a baby Einstein; no drone strike can end a terrorist conflict. Sadly, there is no such thing as 'One Tip to a Flat Stomach.'
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If you happen to be in the right place at the right time, the capitalist system is a beautiful thing.
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When I first started, I was much weaker of a singer because I wasn't used to singing so much. Now I've learned, when I'm singing on stage, not to go over. You can go over and mess yourself up. I used to do it all the time, wouldn't know how to preserve it for the next show.
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Ideas have consequences, and totally erroneous ideas are likely to have destructive consequences.
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The only way we are going to ameliorate pressing social needs is through public intervention.
