Steven Levitt (Steven David "Steve" Levitt) Quotes
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I have selective hearing.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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On 'Swingtown,' I think that's when I was able to blend the character-slash-leading lady roles, and that's what I'm doing on 'Once Upon a Time' as well. She's a leading lady, but she's also this character.
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I don't believe that employers should have access to an employee's private passwords, including Facebook.
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I dabbled in things like Howlin' Wolf, Cream and Led Zeppelin, but when I heard Son House and Robert Johnson, it blew my mind. It was something I'd been missing my whole life. That music made me discard everything else and just get down to the soul and honesty of the blues.
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I simply love writing good stories, that's my passion.
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Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals. The game of thought is, on the appearance of one of these two sides, to find the other: given the upper, to find the under side.
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People would say, 'Can I hug you?' And I would say, 'Yes, you can hug me! We're fellow New Yorkers!'
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Time will rust the sharpest sword,Time will consume the strongest cord;That which molders hemp and steel,Mortal arm and nerve must feel.
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Believe in the holy contour of life
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I've tried several varieties of sex, all of which I hate. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic; the others give me a stiff neck and/or lockjaw.
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Twitter wasn't planned. It just happened.
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Economic integration is the path to riches and peace.
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Blackjack is very scientific. There's always a right answer and a wrong answer. Do you take a card, increase your bet, bet big or bet small. There's absolutely a right and wrong answer.
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I'm very proud of our kids' effort and I thought both teams left everything on the floor. They forced us to rush some things and they beat us to the ball a couple of times, which I thought was the difference.
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My philosophy? I'm always right and you are wrong.
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We're in the money, the skies are sunny; old man depression, you are through, you done us wrong!
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Be a voice not an echo.
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The conventional wisdom is often wrong.
