Alan Blinder Quotes
If you try to give an on-the-one-hand-or-the-other- hand answer, only one of the hands tends to get quoted.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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In our local Baptist church, I sang in the choir and formed a gospel quartet. When our minister caught me messing with his guitar, he taught me three positions – one, four and five. After that, I taught myself to play.
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Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.
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I was at 260 at Tennessee because I was playing three-technique.
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We can all get behind feeding the poorest kids in school, right?
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I think Jennifer Lawrence is a brilliant role model for young girls, not some of the models that I see on the runway.
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I had been watching 'Home and Away' for quite a while, so joining the cast was quite weird. The show is so fast-paced, and at first it was overwhelming, but at the same time was quite laid back.
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I think if they suddenly cut away and you realize there is a stunt guy, you're out of the movie.
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Sex in space is not just a good idea, it's survival.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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To do a studio film, something with Disney. My father is thrilled.
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Acting is the art of being and existing, and not being fake.
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I have seen women who are very interested in tech finish their graduate or undergraduate degrees, but then choose not to pursue a career in tech because they're not sure they want to spend the next 20-30 years in an industry that's very male dominated.
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Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.
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I loved the Dixie Chicks. They were always so fun.
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Our laws force women into celibacy on the one hand, or abortion on the other. npg Both conditions are declared by eminent medical authorities to be injurious to health.
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it is a cheering thought to thinkthat god is on the side of the best digestion
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If you try to give an on-the-one-hand-or-the-other- hand answer, only one of the hands tends to get quoted.
