Alan Greenspan Quotes
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I'm crazy about the Coen brothers, I'm crazy about Sean Penn. I love the usual suspects like Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep and people like that.
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Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.
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As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.
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The culture of self-gratification and deregulation that began during the Clinton years and continued under President George W. Bush led to the bursting of one stock market bubble at the turn of the century and a full-scale financial crash less than a decade later.
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I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, and I feel like I can pull ideas from practically anything. You name it - I'll probably like it.
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You cannot spend money in luxury without doing good to the poor. Nay, you do more good to them by spending it in luxury, than by giving it; for by spending it in luxury, you make them exert industry, whereas by giving it, you keep them idle.
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I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica. My government will be open to all Costa Ricans of good faith.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the vanquished called for unconditional surrender.
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Growing up eating fruits and vegetables fresh from our farm added a lot to the way I taste and look at food today, and I wanted the same for my kids and other kids.
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All the embroidery is made in my father's workshop in India... and all the cutting and sewing is done in my studio.
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I know of no country in the world that has passed a law specifically denying a woman's right to choose where she intends to give birth.
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What we're doing is fun - if you have any sense of humor at all!
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She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils.
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The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.
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Suburbia, to me, was the most fantastical, unusual place. I thought it was Disneyland.
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The bottom line is this: Cash, in modest increments, has a role in any portfolio. But unless you are Warren Buffett, you should limit it to 2 or 3 percent.
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And that's the way it is. ...reads date. This is Walter Cronkite, CBS News; good night.
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Cruel necessity.
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When a film is successful, you don't need to shout about it from the rooftops. I don't believe in going into overdrive. There's no desperation to be acknowledged as the reason for a film's success.
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Guilt is the most destructive of all emotions. It mourns what has been while playing no part in what may be, now or in the future.
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Sometimes witches merit saving. Quite often, actually. You'd be surprised.
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I remember clearly the afternoon I sat down with Obama. In December 2006, he was preparing for a family trip, and the decision to run weighed heavily on his mind. As a progressive member of Congress from Illinois, I was excited and energized by the prospect of my senator, and my friend, running for president.
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We had a bubble in housing.
