Leonid Hurwicz Quotes
There are two kinds of games in economics. One is the game where people use only legal moves. Then there is the true game, the one like real life, where the strategies and moves people make, some of them contain illegal gains.
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We left my birthplace, Brooklyn, New York, in 1939 when I was 13. I enjoyed the ethnic variety and the interesting students in my public school, P.S. 134. The kids in my neighborhood were only competitive in games, although unfriendly gangs tended to define the limits of our neighborhood.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game.
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I'm the type of person, I have to study to get an A on the test.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering.
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From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
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There are no free lunches in life. You have to earn it. I am paying my dues. People have accused me of having it easy because I am Amitabh Bachchan's son. Yes, I am his son, and I've never run away from it. I work hard to make him proud.
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.
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One of the pleasures of getting older and making a living the way you want to is that your social circle becomes rarified, and the people who enter have been vetted.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
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When I am not desperate, I am worthless.
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I wish I could prove that he hypnotized me... That would give me a reason for doing such a dumb thing.
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Music is timeless, so I want to give people shows they'll never forget so that I can do this forever.
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There are always lessons that can be learned from another manufacturer. You can learn from their successes and from their mistakes also. But you cannot replicate; you can only learn.
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A kid came up to me the other day and said, 'Hey, you're the guy on Scrubs!' Kid, I am Scrubs, and don't you forget it.
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There are two kinds of games in economics. One is the game where people use only legal moves. Then there is the true game, the one like real life, where the strategies and moves people make, some of them contain illegal gains.
