Angus Deaton Quotes
The World Bank adjusts its poverty estimates for differences in prices across countries, but it ignores differences in needs.
Angus Deaton
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I recognize that I'm probably the luckiest novelist in recent memory, because Sherman Alexie, a writer I greatly admire, raved about my book on 'The Colbert Report,' and then Mr. Colbert himself urged his viewers to buy it - on his show and on Twitter.
Edan Lepucki
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
Vin Scully
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I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society.
Gary Bettman
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
Laetitia Casta
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It would make everything I worked for meaningless if baseball is integrated but political parties were segregated.
Jackie Robinson
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Like great teams in sports and business endeavors, if there's a chemistry among the participants, and they truly enjoy fellowship together, everybody wants to be there, stay involved, and just have fun together.
Ed Greenwood
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Country music is about new love and it's about old love.
Jeff Foxworthy
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Cuvier had even in his address & manner the character of a superior Man, much general power & eloquence in conversation & great variety of information on scientific as well as popular subjects. I should say of him that he is the most distinguished man of talents I have ever known on the continent: but I doubt if He be entitled to the appellation of a Man of Genius.
Humphry Davy
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The main force used in the evolving world of humanity has hitherto been applied in the form of war.
Arthur Keith
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I think the radio is kind of cool, because you're really free to do whatever you want, because you can go into another world. Whereas in TV, you have to make that world.
Bret McKenzie
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...I don't understand this gap you see between us, but can't you meet me somewhere in the middle?" "The middle of what?" "I don't know, the middle of tomorrow and forever, the middle of life and death, the middle of normal and paranormal. Where we've always been." I bit my lip, nodding against his forehead. "There's a place for us there, right?" "Always." He put his lips to mine, sealing our own little spot in the world. Together.
Kiersten White
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The World Bank adjusts its poverty estimates for differences in prices across countries, but it ignores differences in needs.
Angus Deaton