William Nordhaus Quotes
An economist is a scoundrel who tells you the way things are rather than the way you want them to be.
William Nordhaus
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Novels are longer than life.
Natalie Clifford Barney
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I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.
Natasha Trethewey
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The nonphysical law allows you to use nonphysical causes to create nonphysical effects and also physical effects. This does not mean that you are not in control of what you create. On the contrary! It means that you are entirely free to create what you want, provided you are aware of how the nonphysical law of cause and effect works.
Gary Zukav
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A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
Malachy McCourt
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu
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I am into nature and seeing whales. I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you're seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that's added gives you a certain feeling.
Karl Pilkington
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Everyone deals with loss. I'm no different, but we all find our ways of coming through things. Is it tough? Of course, but you find the strength to push on through.
Carlene Carter
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It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
Hal Price
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I don't know if this classifies as a video game, but I have a terrible obsession with Angry Birds.
Yvonne Strahovski
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I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.
K. D. Lang
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I purposefully did not want to watch anything I've done so far; I actually don't like looking at my face, so I don't like watching myself on the screen. It's an insecurity thing I have.
Sam Claflin
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First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.
Queen Elizabeth II
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Some people just wanted to blow it all to hell, animal, vegetable and mineral. They wanted a Vietnam they could fit into their car ashtrays.
Michael Herr
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It's funny, I don't know where I would place myself in the literary landscape. I really just write the book that I would want to read. I put on the blinders, and I really - it is, for me, that simple.
Dan Brown
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I feel things in quite an intense way. I'm not actually the most intense person.
Florence Welch
Florence and the Machine
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New Mexico is my home. It has never been anything but home. The ranch has rivers and canyon, everything imaginable. I can ride, hunt and fish. At the same time, ranching is grueling, difficult work. It`s like acting, to be successful at it, you have to work hard. I take it very seriously.
Val Kilmer
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Individuals want to know that none of their own money is being invested in companies that put their profits ahead of international security.
Ted Deutch
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An economist is a scoundrel who tells you the way things are rather than the way you want them to be.
William Nordhaus
