E. F. Schumacher Quotes
Economic development is something much wider and deeper than economics, let alone econometrics. Its roots lie outside the economic sphere, in education, organisation, discipline and, beyond that, in political independence and a national consciousness of self-reliance.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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Whenever someone says to me, 'Are you for or against Common Core,' the first question I ask is, 'What do you think Common Core is?' You will get a different answer from every single person. You will literally get a different answer.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'
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I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.
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I don't know where my fashion sense comes from, exactly. I've always been interested in, not necessarily being unique, but not necessarily sticking to the preexisting paradigm - whether it be clothes or music or whatever.
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Everyone should change; otherwise, you can't grow as a person in life.
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If God hadn't meant for us to eat sugar, he wouldn't have invented dentists.
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Of course, mankind has made giant steps forward. However, what we know is really very, very little compared to what we still have to know.
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I like music that's more offensive. I like it to sound like nails on a blackboard, get me wild.
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I think God just died of old age. And, when I realized that he wasn't any more, it didn't shock me. It seemed natural and right!
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Yet one more item is needed to complete success, and that is the rendering of service to others in the community. Without this the mere satisfaction of selfish desire does not reach the top notch.
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We all share some commonalities with the states we come from and where we come from on the political spectrum. There's a lot of work to be done to make sure we continue to have strong advocacy for these values that we find in the heartland, in red and rural states.
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The Time to Succeed Coalition brings together an unprecedented group of leaders from education and business, communities and academia to say that it is time to strike the shackles of an outdated school calendar from our disadvantaged schools.
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Our Lord insists on the social aspect of our lives: He shows very distinctly that we cannot further ourselves alone.
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Economic development is something much wider and deeper than economics, let alone econometrics. Its roots lie outside the economic sphere, in education, organisation, discipline and, beyond that, in political independence and a national consciousness of self-reliance.
