Harry Markowitz Quotes
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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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I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I've got.
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When I did 'The Cell' - no matter what you think of that movie, because I have my opinions of it too - it was, you know, I still have nightmares from the research that I did. Not from playing the part, just from the research.
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Midi is my hobby.
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I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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My parents had no money, but they had strong values that I've carried throughout my life - things like not going into debt, never borrowing money, never leveraging, paying your bills on time, keeping your agreements, selling customers the right things, treating employees right, and growing things.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear.
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My role in the White House was grossly exaggerated by the press. Fortunately for the American people, when the president had to make a critical economic decision or a decision on a weapons system, he did not turn to me and say, 'Hamilton, what in the hell do I do?'
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The voice of the Holy Father was like a light.
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The attempts to command the climate and decide about the temperature on our planet are wrong and arrogant. I wrote a book about it which was published in English under the title 'Blue Planet in Green Shackles.'
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The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
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Iraq has, in effect, one export of any consequence. That's oil.
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You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.
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I grew up in a very urban, bohemian family where everyone was a hippie or a pacifist. It was artistically and intellectually stimulating, but they were definitely not into outdoor sports or activities.
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Everyone would like to play in their hometown, but right now I like Cincinnati, I like the way it's going. I'm happy.
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Every time you think a negative thought, it's one step in the wrong direction, for me.
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The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.
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The mosh pit will reveal all the answers. The mosh pit never lies. -Norah, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
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We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.
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I definitely understood the feeling of moving to Los Angeles and having a dream to be an actor in films and to get to be a part of things that I loved and inspire people in some way.
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I don't drink. I don't like it. It makes me feel good.
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Their [the evangelicals'] success also points to a hunger for the product they are selling, a hunger that goes beyond any particular issue or cause... They need an assurance that somebody out there cares about them, is listening to them.
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Becoming an economist was not a childhood dream of mine.
