George J. Borjas Quotes
Donald Trump announced his presidential bid in June 2015, he made some comments that resulted in a political firestorm. Among the least incendiary of those comments was this statement: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. . . . They’re sending people that have lots of problems.
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Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity.
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
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A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
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I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
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I want to be an arena act. There's so many steps to take to get there, and it's so easy to get lost and cocky. I just take small steps each day.
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A lot of girls think they have to choose between being the smart geeky type or the beautiful bimbo.
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I find that, for me, personally - and this is in everyday life - if I'm not growing, if I can't be stimulated in a conversation, then I am bored. And I'm not good when I'm bored.
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In college, the guys aren't worrying about whether they'll be able to pursue their career dreams and still have kids.
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I didn't grow up in a small New England town like the one in 'The Sundial.' I was raised in an apartment building in Queens, not in a sprawling, slightly sinister mansion like the one where the Halloran family resides.
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Blind commitment to a theory is not an intellectual virtue: it is an intellectual crime.
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If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.
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I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.
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A guy once told me that I sound like I’m a little ahead of myself. I can’t wait to thank him at the Oscars.
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... what is important is not so much what people see in the gallery or the museum, but what people see after looking at these things, how they confront reality again. Really great art regenerates the perception of reality; the reality becomes richer, better or not, just different.
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We're so divided as a world that we don't often have the opportunity to sit down and talk to people who are different to us. We're so ready to always be right that we sometimes forget it's OK to listen.
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Donald Trump announced his presidential bid in June 2015, he made some comments that resulted in a political firestorm. Among the least incendiary of those comments was this statement: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. . . . They’re sending people that have lots of problems.
