Angus Deaton Quotes
Growth does not bring any 'automatic' improvement in the health component of wellbeing.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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I didn't think much about batting average when I was playing.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Most organisms have loads of junk DNA - less pejoratively, noncoding DNA - cluttering their cells.
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And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.
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We have an idea that the man should help pay for the child. But we don't have a law that says a man has to support any woman he gets pregnant. Why is that? Because she doesn't have the baby yet. But if we're going to say it's a human being, then he should be supporting her during pregnancy.
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If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep things moving rapidly for the reader. Quick pacing is vital in certain genres. It hooks readers, creates tension, deepens the drama, and speeds things along.
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I'm an honorable human being. I know what to do and what not to do, and if I'm wrong, I always apologize. I'm a big enough man to do that.
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Turn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.
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Sound is a huge influence on peoples' attention.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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I did five seasons of 'Baywatch,' and I did four seasons of 'VIP.' I've been around awhile.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.
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From Graham Greene, I learnt how to be an accessible writer who grapples with our doubts as sentient individuals.
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It's true that I have a wide range of interests. I like to write and paint and make music and go walking on my own and garden. In fact, gardening is probably what I enjoy doing more than anything else.
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I did miss the music a bit - but only in the wings, when I was waiting to go on. It seemed dreadfully quiet, rather unnerving. But the wonderful thing was that one didn't have to be quite so obsessive about one's health, and one's voice.
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There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.
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Growth does not bring any 'automatic' improvement in the health component of wellbeing.
