Edmund Phelps Quotes
The need to encourage entrepreneurship and ensure that young people have the opportunity to start new businesses is acute.
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President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4.1.
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
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I believe that movies are fast becoming antique and dinosauric as a medium. Film is a medium for the over-40s and television has gone the same way. If you're going to look towards the new generation, then of course you're going to have to be a lot more random, spontaneous, irreverent and provocative with your programming.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe 2%. That is not the case, and it has not been the case for most of modern American history.
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Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.
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I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - and it's something that everyone who manages employees, whether in a for-profit business or a not-for-profit, should keep in mind: A little extravagance goes a long way.
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There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.
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That's when you know you're the greatest: when you're the greatest, and people still put odds against you.
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When I was little, I was very loud and loved performing in front of people. I was fearless. When I hit puberty, I became very shy and self-conscious. I still get nervous sometimes before shooting and definitely before big auditions.
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It is time we recognised the huge contribution that migration has made to the economic growth of this country.
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I've always believed you should sing songs you can really put yourself into. I think the emotion you put into it is just as important as singing the notes.
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I think no matter what kind of music you play, there will be moments when you feel like it's all been done before.
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The need to encourage entrepreneurship and ensure that young people have the opportunity to start new businesses is acute.
