Daron Acemoglu Quotes
Inclusive economic institutions require secure property rights and economic opportunities not just for the elite but for a broad cross-section of society.
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I'm only waiting for Lindsay Lohan's fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.
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I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.
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I don't think I'd want a revival. I'm not doing a tribute to myself.
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Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.
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I really love Alexa Chung's style. I really think she gets it right all the time. I've never seen a picture of her where I didn't love the outfit.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.
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Auditions are not a natural environment, and you feel judged, even though everyone is just excited to find the right person.
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There are a lot of places that I know extremely well. Like, if I were to visit Sydney, Australia, I'd feel very comfortable there. I'm very comfortable in many, many cities.
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Any one must see at a glance that if men and women marry those whom they do not love, they must love those whom they do not marry.
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I took a plane from New York City to Los Angeles for an audition. I met all the people. After that, I was told to have another audition, but I didn't want to go there again.
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I believe that women should be treated just like men.
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I think YouTube has destroyed the genre barrier. People can be into Justin Bieber and Eminem at the same time. It's a good thing.
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For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write.
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Many of those people involved in Adolf Hitler were Satanists, many were homosexuals - the two things seem to go together.
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Being an entrepreneur means being a creative businessperson.
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Being a person who has had plastic surgery and goes to the gym five days a week to work my muscles up so they don't look atrophied as a 60-year-old, I don't disparage people who want to maintain their appearance. But what I don't want is a society that tells me I have to.
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Photographer James Nachtwey has spent his professional life in the places people most want to avoid: war zones and refugee camps, the city flattened by an earthquake, the village swallowed by a flood, the farm hollowed out by famine.
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I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people.
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Profound questions regarding the purpose of life have led many individuals and families throughout the world to search for truth. Often that search has led them to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to the restored gospel.
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To measure up takes skill, but to err is an art.
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People everywhere in the world are hungry for economic opportunity. And it's about a lot more than being able to make money.
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I personally believe that a democratic society is morally entitled to set and enforce a limit on the number of new immigrants admitted each year.
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Inclusive economic institutions require secure property rights and economic opportunities not just for the elite but for a broad cross-section of society.
