Stephen Leacock (Stephen P. H. Butler Leacock) Quotes
It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
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My dad always said, 'Don't worry what people think, because you can't change it.'
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Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.
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The story of technology seems to go up and then retract into simplicity again.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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Many women do not want to venture out into the 'opinion world' until they are certain of themselves, the facts, and that they are right. They are afraid of being shot down. The result is often silence.
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Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.
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Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play.
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I always laugh a lot when I see the dramas that I end up doing. I see myself behaving very seriously and I'm like, 'What is this?'
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Geography has no bearing on it, nor have the interests of the community in which I work.
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I'll invent a lie. Ricky Gervais has done anything interesting since 'The Office'. There's a lie right there.
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With acting, I felt like I had a lot to prove because I didn't study it; I didn't work my way up in a traditional sense.
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If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences.
Garry Kasparov
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There is no horizon in Toledo. There are too many trees.
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I am certain that my white colleagues, when faced with an emergency situation, wouldn't think twice about calling the police. This, however, may not be the case for their black and Latino students.
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More people are using the Internet and searching for information and things to buy, and they want to know where these places are.
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There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder.
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Politics has got too personal, too nasty, in Britain, as it has in America.
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After 9/11, I changed a lot of the ways I viewed the world. I realized my comedy and my politics and my view of the world did not match. I had to start writing from my heart.
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While there are many varieties of grills, each with their own virtues to be sure, I prefer the standard Weber kettle grill. Don't be fooled into thinking that you need any fancy gadgets in order to take advantage of cooking over a live fire. Just a good set of tongs and you're set.
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If I stayed in London, I probably would have gotten more work. I've never wanted to be thought of as an 'It' girl, someone who rides on the coattails of my mother.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
