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'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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I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical.
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I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer.
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I didn't spend a lot of time with prison guards, but my father was an assistant district attorney for a long time so I was always hearing stories about prisoners and prison guards.
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In one respect, it's easier to open a restaurant in New York because you get more media attention than anywhere else. Almost everyone will try a new place once, irrespective of the reviews, because it's a spectator sport.
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Life is itself an occupational hazard. Sometimes the things we love hurt us. Embracing and navigating around that contradiction is part of what it is to be alive.
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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.
