Paul Krugman Quotes
I'm especially baffled by the idea of taking insurance against a U.S. default. If America defaults, we're talking about a chaotic world - Mad Max, more or less - in which case, who imagines that insurance claims will be honored?
Quotes to Explore
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The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
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When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.
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I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los Angeles with my girlfriend as opposed to going to Johns Hopkins.
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For almost seventy years the life insurance industry has been a smug sacred cow feeding the public a steady line of sacred bull.
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Comparing oneself with one's fellow writers is a bad idea. I would not review a fellow writer unless I had something terribly positive to say.
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I love the idea of making a movie for kids but it's got to be that, with my take on it.
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Health care's not about insurance! Health care's about getting treatment.
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If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.
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When you're so passionate about cinema, the idea to direct your own film is really appealing.
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The idea of designing something that is like something else is incredibly uninteresting and boring.
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I've always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing any idea.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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It's such a crass idea - you're either in love or out of love.
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I love the idea of metamorphosing and changing, the legalized insanity of acting.
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Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
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The art of boxing is seeing spaces and being able to take shots. The hitting and being hit have to become one. Your reactions have to be so in the moment. There's no time to think.
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I will do everything in my power to ensure that our United Nations can live up to its name, and be truly united; so that we can live up to the hopes that so many people around the world place in this institution, which is unique in the annals of human history.
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When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education.
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As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him in the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football.
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I made a rule for myself that the only television things I would do would be my own stories.
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I'm especially baffled by the idea of taking insurance against a U.S. default. If America defaults, we're talking about a chaotic world - Mad Max, more or less - in which case, who imagines that insurance claims will be honored?
