Edward Lazear Quotes
Most who have been looking at the fourth quarter view that as a blip rather than a trend and expect a continued strong economy.
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Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.
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Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
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Nobody can prepare you for the loss of a parent.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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I could not write about 'ordinary people' because I am not in the least interested in them.
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Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
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In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.
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The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.
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Well-run libraries are filled with people because what a good library offers cannot be easily found elsewhere: an indoor public space in which you do not have to buy anything in order to stay.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
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If you go to an elite school where the other students in your class are all really brilliant, you run the risk of mistakenly believing yourself to not be a good student.
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Playing tough characters just comes easy for me. It's not who I am in real life, so I love going to work and pretending to be something I'm not. I love all the action and confidence. But when I finally go do a rom-com, I hope my fans will support me.
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I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
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I never had to learn English, French and German because I was brought up as all three languages. I had a private French teacher before I even went to school. That helped a lot.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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Most of my friends - when I was five, six, seven years old - their dads were working in an auto plant in Detroit until 5:30, and then they were sat in rush hour. They weren't around as much. My dad finished at three o'clock, so he was just around more.
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Emotions should be real; one shouldn't come across as acting.
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I'm a big runner, and I like to lift heavy. I'm not one for those little two-pound dumbbells - my goal is to be super-muscular in my 40s.
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Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.
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I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers are so resilient and strong, it's just amazing.
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When people talk of the economy being strong, they don't seem to feel that they, too, are better off.
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Middle Age - later than you think and sooner than you expect.
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Most who have been looking at the fourth quarter view that as a blip rather than a trend and expect a continued strong economy.
