Alice Rivlin Quotes
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.
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I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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I'm not actually even a very good singer. I'm not.
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I always knew I would act. It was just a matter of time.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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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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One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
Garry Kasparov -
In poor countries, the rich and powerful crush the poor and powerless.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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If you believe that your thoughts originate inside your brain, do you also believe that television shows are made inside your television set?
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and friends, including Paul Robeson, whose splendid head I worked from in New York. I tried to draw Chinamen in their quarter, but the Chinese did not like being drawn and would immediately disappear when they spotted me.
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The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable.
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Socrates, on being insulted in the marketplace, asked by a passerby, 'Don’t you worry about being called names?' retorted, 'Why? Do you think I should resent it if an ass had kicked me?'
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We worry so much about what people think of us and so we often don't stand up for what we believe in. And some people literally give their life for what they believe in. As a Christian, that is something I really admire. I want to be a part of spreading that message.
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I did a lot of commercials early on, and I remember the first commercial I ever got was for a product called Funyuns. I had to eat these chips for, like, 12 hours straight.
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I think a lot of women can see themselves in me and a lot of people in general are empowered by seeing someone wear what they want, do what they want, maybe get criticism or get praise, whatever, but still continue to wear and do what they want. I think that a lot of people need that.
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The job of the Central Bank is to worry.
