Amity Shlaes Quotes
In my view, if you have one in 10 unemployed - something is wrong with the economy whether you call it recession or not.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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Getting a great idea with song writing is a lot like love. You don't know why this one is different, but it is. You don't know why this one is better, but it is. It sticks in your head, and you can't stop thinking about it.
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Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
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Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter.
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TV news is what you want it to be, and if you want it to be different, take a look at what you watch.
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Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.
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In my view, the first requirement for success for an entrepreneur is to dream big. The second aspect that prevents entrepreneurs from succeeding is fear of failure.
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Listen: I like my bikinis very small, and I also like, uh, nude-colored bikinis because people double-take - they think I'm naked on the beach.
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When I come home, I'm just Maisie, and everywhere I go, I'm just Maisie!
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When I was taken to the concentration camp of Auschwitz, a manuscript of mine ready for publication was confiscated. Certainly, my deep desire to write this manuscript anew helped me to survive the rigors of the camps I was in.
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I played guitar and bass. I didn't do much vocals, although I did have one band where I was the lead singer. But that was when I was in college.
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I went to the Hall of Fame with my dad. I can't say I really remember too much about it.
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We are sleeping on a volcano... A wind of revolution blows, the storm is on the horizon.
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When I put my faith in Jesus Christ as my savior, and I asked him to forgive and to come into my life, and He does - from that moment forward I have established a personal relationship with God that I have to develop, you know, through Bible reading and prayer, and living my life for him.
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My feeling is that you should try to do the things you enjoy most in life. I chose acting as a career because I enjoyed it then as I do now. The only question for me then was, 'Can I make a living at it?'
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I love improv. I do it with my co-star John Michael Higgins in both 'Pitch Perfect' films.
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One has to nurture a new generation, to raise children in the spirit of Islam.
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Taylor Swift is just dope. She is an ill songwriter.
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Yeah, well, I finally stopped smoking for good.
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You can only do three things with your money. You can spend it. You can invest it. Or you can give it away. And if you invest it, you're really just getting more money to give away or buy something. How many things can you buy? So I don't really think there's a lot of choices.
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Some people aren't sure what to make of it.
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Friendship is an island that you retreat to and you all fall on the floor and laugh at all the other ninnies that don't have enough brains to have your good taste.
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In my view, if you have one in 10 unemployed - something is wrong with the economy whether you call it recession or not.
