William Stanley Jevons Quotes
We shall never have a science of economics unless we learn to discern the operation of law even among the most perplexing complications and apparent interruptions.
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A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.
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She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.
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I just want to continue with gymnastics because I'm still young and fresh. I think can get some more titles under my belt.
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If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
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I play golf for a living. I'm grateful for that. It's a beautiful game, provides a great opportunity.
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I'm originally from Fort Lauderdale: that's my home town in Florida. So when I'm on location, I just get the packets from schools in Florida. And when I go to Florida, I go to Christ Church School.
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Let's be clear about what Common Core is. It spells out what students should know at the end of each grade. The goal is to ensure that our students are sound in math and literacy and that our schools have some basic consistency nationwide. But the standards do not dictate a national curriculum, and teachers are not told how or what to teach.
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I filed the first gay rights bill in Massachusetts history in 1972 in the legislature, one of the first in the country.
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If I played characters who were like me, I'd be super bored.
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There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.
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Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind, or there could be 25 knots. You never know what you're going to get.
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I had a hit talk show. I just wasn't working for the right people.
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I've been writing in some way, shape, or form for as long as I can remember.
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Todo o homem que merece ser célebre sabe que não vale a pena sê-lo.
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Postal will be so politically incorrect and harsh, it's like a mirror to American society, and I don't think the movie will be well received by anybody. For example, Osama Bin Laden will be one of the lead characters—I think that shows the mood of the movie.
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I don't know why black skin may not cover a true heart as well as a white one.
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Most mothers want more of dad in their children’s lives, not less.
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He imposes orders as he thinks of them, As the fox and snake do. It is a brave affair.
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So what happens when the regime falls, as it must? We are in the first stage of change in our country, and the feeling among the revolutionaries is that the people of Yemen will find solutions for our problems once the regime has gone, because the regime itself is the cause of most of them. A new Yemen awaits us, with a better future for all.
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If you could count the skeletons in my closet, under my bed and up under my faucet, then you would know I've completely lost it. Is he nuts? No he's insane!
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I find it really cool when people have this artist persona they can put on. They can go out and act like this other person; I can't pull that off... I can't censor myself.
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Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law and without justice. If he finds himself an individual who cannot live in society, or who pretends he has need of only his own resources do not consider him as a member of humanity; he is a savage beast or a god.
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We shall never have a science of economics unless we learn to discern the operation of law even among the most perplexing complications and apparent interruptions.
