Arthur George Street (A. G. Street) Quotes
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If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.
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I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into my day; it's amazing to have that time, and I feel very lucky.
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I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.
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I didn't want to be a number. I didn't want to be an object.
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We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
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It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.
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One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.
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As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
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I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'
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Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.'
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Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
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I've got a coin with my face on it. It is really bizarre.
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To me, there is nothing but puerility in a tale in which the human form – and local human passions and conditions and standards – are depicted as native to other worlds and universes.
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Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors.
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The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes.
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As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of.
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The body is my temple, asanas are my prayers.
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Conversation as talent exists only in France. In other countries, conversation provides politeness, discussion, and friendship; in France, it is an art for which imagination and soul are certainly very welcome, but which can also provide its own secret remedies to compensate you for the absence of either or both, if you so desire.
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Lest we forget, when Europe goes far right, they go far right through Belgium.
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The average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth... It takes a special sort of man to understand and enjoy liberty - and he is usually an outlaw in democratic societies.
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Doctors may have told you there is no hope for you medically, but you can always find supernatural HOPE from God's Word.
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Every man has his secret desire, I suppose, and mine is someday to own a farm.
