Paul Krugman Quotes
In America, at least, we have a pretty good record for behaving in a fiscally responsible fashion, with one exception - namely, the fiscal irresponsibility that prevails when, and only when, hard-line conservatives are in power.
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When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.
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You know those little snow globes that you shake up? I always thought my brain was sort of like that. You know, where you just give it a shake and watch what comes out and shake it again. It's like that.
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The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can hope to be. And when it comes to music, musicianship and skill, there is no such thing as better or worse because so much is personal opinion, and I can see that now.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.
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If I didn't write, I'd be like a duvet cover; I have no other marketable skills. Clearly I'm not meant to do anything else.
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I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
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Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.
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You shouldn't have to have money to have a luxury fragrance.
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Actually, I wanted to become a journalist, but no matter who I imagined myself to be in the future, somehow I was sure: I would leave my hometown. I felt it was my destiny.
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There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.
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There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong.
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Ask the right questions if you're to find the right answers.
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We must set up large refugee camps outside the E.U. with armed security and financial support provided by the Union.
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One's ignorance is one's chief asset.
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I love developing children as characters. Children rarely have important roles in literary fiction - they are usually defined as cute or precious, or they create a plot by being kidnapped or dying.
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When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week.
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A thousand woodpeckers flew in through the window and settled themselves on Pinocchio's nose.
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You have to go through ups and downs. Mistakes turn into lessons.
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I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer for a department store back in the '70s and the early years of Saint Laurent. And I used to have a lot of private clients that I bought for.
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Working with Bryan Cranston on 'Breaking Bad' has been totally thrilling because he is so clear in his approach.
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I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
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I like to keep a low profile.
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In America, at least, we have a pretty good record for behaving in a fiscally responsible fashion, with one exception - namely, the fiscal irresponsibility that prevails when, and only when, hard-line conservatives are in power.
