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?George Stigler
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I've always played strong women who are doing their own thing.
Yancy Butler -
Jean Piaget observed that scarcely any question seems absurd to a child, but he was silent on the question of absurd answers from adults.
Nancy Willard -
Since 1987, when I got my first one, I've been wearing a clock around my neck 24/7. You feel me? 24/7.
Flavor Flav -
He who binds his soul to knowledge, steals the key of heaven.
Nathaniel Parker Willis -
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.
Olivia De Havilland -
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.
Samira Wiley
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
Abu Bakar Bashir -
The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.
Rafer Johnson -
Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.
Hanna Rosin -
With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.
Oscar Isaac -
I loved the idea of Travolta sitting on the kid's swing, pining away for his girlfriend.
Randal Kleiser -
Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over.
Dan Savage
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Making movies is really hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
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.
Karen Salmansohn -
I did not capture power. I was made to assume power.
Ziaur Rahman -
Der Krieg ist eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln
Carl von Clausewitz -
La tierra tiene lo que tú levantas de la tierra. Nada más tiene.
Antonio Porchia -
I feel like I'm kind of a bit of a sponge in a way. Like, if people around me are going through things, I find it very hard not to be empathetic.
Win Butler
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In general, I think people should be skeptical of the Internet as a reference tool because so much of what's on it is unreliable and costumed - a hall of mirrors.
James Gleick -
You think education is something to be done when all else fails?
T. H. White -
You can tell when someone is just trying to use you. It becomes just someone who's hanging around. Whenever someone sucks up to me, it never goes anywhere because I'm too boring a guy.
Topher Grace -
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?
George Stigler