Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.
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I still audition a lot and work really hard to get work. So I don't really walk around feeling like I've made it. My short term goals are really just to be creatively stimulated and to be excited about material I might be working on.
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We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem anymore. He is high functional, probably because of early intervention.
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I did try fillers once. Don't ever have fillers because when your cheekbones are high, it's chipmunk time.
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I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do.
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Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!
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Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.
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Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.
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I think human nature is eternal and constant.
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In February of this year I returned to China to research my next book. The authorities know about the novels of mine that have been published in the west, including the latest one, Beijing Coma, about a student shot in Tiananmen Square, but so far have allowed me to return.
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It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?
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I used to ride horses when I was younger. Ponies were my life. I miss being fearless.
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The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge.
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Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, 'Ugh, kids!' Maybe that will change when I get older.
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We used two Princess Cruise ships. The Island Princess and The Pacific Princess. They were identical ships.
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Republicans who oppose Obamacare have a responsibility to show that they can do better - not return us to the days when insurance companies alone decided who to cover for what benefits at what price. Otherwise, they should move beyond the repeal fights of the past, accept Obamacare as the law of the land, and work with us to make real improvements.
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There are some people in this world that believe being gay is a choice. It's not a choice, we're born this way.
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When you're vegan, you spend your time chasing protein, and you're eating food that's way too high in carbs. I could never catch up on protein.
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I really have learned to live in the moment. I don't question things too much or try to project into the future. That's how life should be.
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I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my views concerning that cause which the citizens of New York, and you particularly, gentlemen, honour with generous interest.
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Workers' rights should be a central focus of development.
