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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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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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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My sister Liza and I have never felt that we were in competition.
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Let us seize the special opportunity that is ours to act boldly and decisively at a time when the eyes of our fellow citizens, both present and future, are upon us.
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Silence accompanies the most significant expressions of happiness and unhappiness: those in love understand one another best when silent, while the most heated and impassioned speech at a graveside touches only outsiders, but seems cold and inconsequential to the widow and children of the deceased.
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According to the theory of those weak minded persons, man is more perfect than his Creator. For what man says or does has a certain object, whilst the actions of God are different; He commands us to do what is of no use to us, and forbids us to do what is harmless. Far be this! On the contrary, the sole object of the Law is to benefit us.
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There is no law that says a man who earned a hundred million dollars in his first half-dozen years on the job has to be a decent human being, but Mike Eisner is that and more.
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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.
