Adam Mansbach Quotes
For many families, gift-giving is a major source of stress - the relentless commercialism, the whining demands, the financial pressure.
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People hear the examples of kids who work when they're young, have bad experiences, and then have a rough life after that, but a lot of it is just about the people around you.
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under certain circumstances, minimum wages can be beneficial, as it makes workers more productive.
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Now is the only thing that exists.
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There is no sin except stupidity.
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I walk around - people know who I am. I've got friends. I can make ends meet. I grew up around people who have been hustling from the start, so I think I've got a bright little future ahead of me - especially if I don't fight. Why would I want to go out there and fight with somebody, get my face punched and kicked. It's not my idea of a good time.
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You can't change the market; the market just is.
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I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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But I think my mistakes became the chemistry for my miracles. I think that my tests became my testimonies.
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I believe in the spirit of equality and the spirit of this country as one of love and compassion and kindness.
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Every sport has its own cast of characters.
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I've been on the campaign trail so long, some of my wine has turned to vinegar.
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As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
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I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
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We all have original ideas. Even if we don't see ourselves as supercreative or as wild nonconformists, we have insights every day about how the world around us could be better. It might be a better way of running meetings in your office that would be less mind-numbing. It might be a little twist on a product or a service.
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Honestly, I find writing to be a very lonely job.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.
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John Mayer will be around forever, like the Eagles and Eric Clapton.
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My beauty secret is... nothing! I don't drink too much water. I don't eat very well. Sometimes I cheat and grab some chocolate. The best thing is to eat what you want, but not very much.
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Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.
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The irony of primary parent laws is that on the one hand feminists were arguing for women’s equal rights to jointly-created career assets that emanated from the male financial womb, but arguing against men’s equal rights to jointly-created children that emanated from the woman’s child-bearing womb.
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Short of hiring a new staff, consider giving subpar workers a chance to improve. Tell them why they're not measuring up and give them a set amount of time to make specific improvements.
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For many families, gift-giving is a major source of stress - the relentless commercialism, the whining demands, the financial pressure.
