George Stigler Quotes
Lacking education, lacking a tenacity of purpose, lacking a willingness to work hard, he will not be an object of employers' competition. What leader of Negro thought is fostering the ancient virtues of diligence and honesty and loyalty? It is so much easier to seek quotas for Negroes?
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Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
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Jean Piaget observed that scarcely any question seems absurd to a child, but he was silent on the question of absurd answers from adults.
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Since 1987, when I got my first one, I've been wearing a clock around my neck 24/7. You feel me? 24/7.
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He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
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I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years ago just before they buried Lillian Russell.
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I think that all stereotypes sort of begin with truth. I think that the only problem is if that's the only place that you go.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.
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Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.
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With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.
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As women, we are constantly criticising and judging ourselves in terms of our body, how we dress, what profession we take up, how we fare in that. Indian women are gifted with certain body types and features, which is healthy, and we should accept that.
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I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend.
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Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over.
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Making movies is really hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.
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You must remind yourself: The #1 reason to merge your life with a man is that he makes you feel happier - not more anxious and depressed.
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I did not capture power. I was made to assume power.
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In business, the competition will bite you if you keep running, if you stand still, they will swallow you.
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If you just get out of your own way... It is amazing what will come to you.
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Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self.
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I love Barcelona. Barcelona is a very, very nice city.
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When people say stuff like, "Oh, that's soft rock. I don't listen to that," I find that elitist. It's music-racist.
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Lacking education, lacking a tenacity of purpose, lacking a willingness to work hard, he will not be an object of employers' competition. What leader of Negro thought is fostering the ancient virtues of diligence and honesty and loyalty? It is so much easier to seek quotas for Negroes?
