Carroll Quigley Quotes
Capitalism might be defined, if we wish to be scientific, as a form of economic organization motivated by the pursuit of profit within a price structure.
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Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.
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I certainly have a pretty settled pattern at this point of what I do substantively in terms of reviewing briefs, record materials, cases, etc.
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A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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I'm blind without my glasses.
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Generally, you are held to a sound and that becomes your sound. That gets branded as your sound, and all the copycats start with it because the labels are looking for that sound.
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Size has nothing to do with literature. All legs are long enough to touch the ground, and all books are big enough to fill their covers.
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I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.
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I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.
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Metaphysics is a science.
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First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
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I like to impress myself when I dress.
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Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.
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Like sex in Victorian England, the reality of Big Business today is our big dirty secret.
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What I like least about acting is that when you're only in one place, you're missing the other part of life.
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I don't know what my Death Row meal would be. I'm surprised that people can even eat when they're on Death Row.
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I've been in the game long enough to know what elements you have to package together to get a movie into production.
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There are people who actually like programming. I dont understand why they like programming.
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Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.
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Some of my unhappiest moments have been in organizations. Somehow it seems to be quite respectable to do things in organizations that you would never do in private life. I have had people insult me to my face in front of colleagues. I have had my feelings rammed down my throat on the pretext that it would do me good. I have been required to do things which I didn't agree with because the organization wished it... In my worst moments I have thought organizations were places designed to be run by sadists and staffed by masochists.
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Far from mortal cares retreating, Sordid hopes and vain desires, Here, our willing footsteps meeting, Every heart to heaven aspires.
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Capitalism might be defined, if we wish to be scientific, as a form of economic organization motivated by the pursuit of profit within a price structure.
