Alice Rivlin Quotes
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
J. B. Pritzker
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
N. R. Narayana Murthy
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Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.
Wendy Davis
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There is no easy way to get around horrible people on the Internet, and it's either just leave it or don't and get sucked into the whirlwind of it all.
Maisie Williams
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
Carlos Ponce
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When friends ask for a second cup they are open to conversation.
Gail Parent
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If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.
Adam Grant
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Our quarterbacks were getting hurt; a couple got kicked out of school. The coach asked who wanted to try out for QB. I went and tried out, and from there on, I was a quarterback. I was ineligible in 10th grade until spring, so I did baseball. I started in left field and pitched.
Quavo Migos
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Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'
Sam Taylor-Wood
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There's something nice and intimate about having a book. You know that someone's actually gone on this journey. You know that someone has actually researched and reported all these things. You can see and hear their tone in what they chosen to include and what they haven't.
Hanya Yanagihara
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
Ingrid Betancourt
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When people recognise me they just kind of go 'Hi how are you,' really kind of cool you know.
Rachel Stevens
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I'd love to get into the hospitality industry, but I just don't have the time.
Gautam Singhania
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
Sam J. Jones
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There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.
Yoshihiko Noda
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I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective.
Walter Kohn
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
Laura Carmichael
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
Frances McDormand
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To our generation Einstein has been made to become a double symbol - a symbol of the mind travelling in the cold regions of space, and a symbol of the brave and generous outcast, pure in heart and cheerful of spirit.
John Maynard Keynes
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Being at home with my family always inspires me. I find it hard to be inspired when I'm on the move. I'm not creative when I'm jet-lagged and sleeping in strange hotels.
Stefon Harris
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We should be careful not to let machinery swamp life. That we should be sure, when we are confronted with a fresh mechanical contrivance, that we are not losing more than we gain by adopting it.
Ann Bridge
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Women pay attention to how men drive because it's a good indicator of what kind of character you have. They want someone who's going to be intelligent and cautious and assertive and confident when you need to be, but not overly aggressive and reckless, and also not timid and overly paranoid.
James Marsden
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Even though it has been very painful, lots of opportunities have come forward journalistically. Once all of this blows over, I think it might actually help that I have gotten this attention.
Jeff Gannon
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Politicians pay more attention to interest groups than to the public interest.
Alice Rivlin