Bob Frank Quotes
In almost every instance, air and water quality goals were met more cheaply and quickly when we taxed pollution than when we tried to regulate it directly.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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It simply isn't acceptable for the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon and others, which amass data by the terabyte, to say, 'Don't worry, your information's safe with us, as all sorts of rules protect you' - when all evidence suggests otherwise.
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up.
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I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.
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We run to win, not just to be in the race.
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I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.
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I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.
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Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.
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In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
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If you're really a rapper, you can't stop rapping.
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You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.
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I'm still driven by the feeling I had when I wrote my first book or read a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle adventure.
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We didn't raise this issue, the courts raised it. The courts jammed it down our throats, at the risk of insulting any of my gay male fans.
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Sometimes you wanna be James Bond, and sometimes you wanna be Marlon Brando until you realize you can't be either!
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When not eating, I like shopping; although I'm afraid I've become a bit of a cliche.
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He's hired former NBA referees to monitor the game tapes. He sends out a weekly report on the referees. There's some things that Mark has done to turn it a little bit in his favor. That's good.
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I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.
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Being pleased with what they give you is proper of slaves. Asking for more is proper of children. Conquering more is proper of fools.
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Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt.
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Everywhere across whatever sorrows of which our life is woven, some radiant joy will gaily flash past.
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In almost every instance, air and water quality goals were met more cheaply and quickly when we taxed pollution than when we tried to regulate it directly.
