William Stanley Jevons Quotes
One pound invested for five years gives the same result as five pounds invested for one year, the product being five pound years.
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I'm writing in English; I'm writing for a Western audience, but the people I'm surrounded by in my daily life are mostly non-white.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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The reason I like Portland is the idea of going to a supermarket and knowing there's no way to be recognized. L.A. is so social.
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The '$O$' phase, it was like, 'Save Our Souls': we didn't know how we were going to get out of our situation... It was our last chance just to go all out. 'Ten$ion' was another phase, to maintain the tension we had, just to pretend nothing had happened and stay in that same furious, hungry zone.
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People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.
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I never mind talking about my dad. I'm proud of who he is, and being his son is one of the things I'm most proud of. To be constantly compared to someone so brilliant, who happens to be your dad, is cool.
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'LazyTown' is basically about motivation. So what do I call motivation? I call it 'go.' The show is going to inspire kids to go. Go fishing. Go dancing. Go live.
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I understand what it is to go through emotional trauma and retreat and go into the world of your imagination. I understand how art and music can be a place of safety in a world of reinvention.
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I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.
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I spend time with people who are movers and shakers, and others who are just friends I really care for. Some of them are rich, some of them are poor. I couldn't care less. I'm not a snob.
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It's not the winter that bothers me – it's the summers.
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The great musicians are those who can reach people, who can make people feel something.
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I thought that I was going to have to pay them to do what I wanted to do, that was how much fun I was having. You're 20 years old and you're hanging out with rock stars and going to fabulous parties, and then you talk about it!
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My dancing is Hawaiian-inspired but I also get a little fresh when it comes to my faster songs.
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When you get to 15 and most of your teachers are priests, there's bound to be a conflict.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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There's something about trying to figure out why someone is doing something that on the outside is horrible - what drives them to do that? What could drive any human being to that kind of behaviour?
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For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later.
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I think on a bucket list for a performer is definitely doing a stage show, whether it's in Vegas or on Broadway or whatever.
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You just have to work super hard, and if you have a passion, that's the most beautiful thing in life, and you just have to bust out and do it, baby!
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We can't control it, and we've basically quit trying. People are going to talk, and people are going to lie.
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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The results have no relation to reality. We won't give legitimacy to something that is illegitimate.
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One pound invested for five years gives the same result as five pounds invested for one year, the product being five pound years.
