Cornelius Vanderbilt Quotes
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I have been a Republican, and I've worked in Republican circles for so long, and I know that there are really smart, good policy ideas that are grounded in conservative ideology that could be persuasive for women, especially in an election where no one was really excited about either candidate.
Dana Perino
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My fantasy is, if I wasn't on 'Dexter,' I would move my family to London and work for the BBC on 'Doctor Who.'
Manny Coto
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I have an obsession with mortality. I saw a friend die when I was 18, and I can't get over it.
Talulah Riley
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Writing is something I've always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself.
Finn Wittrock
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Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.
Adam Lambert
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I am not 'in pursuit of truth.' It is not my 'quarry.' I am of my human nature a thinker, and conscious of need, responsibility of thinking-speaking with truth. I do not go about hunting 'truths.'
Laura Riding
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I was genuinely lucky to have the professors I did, many of whom took a very humanist approach in teaching history that went beyond memorizing dates and battles and all of that - basically, looking at the life of individuals throughout history, aided by fascinating primary sources.
Alexandra Bracken
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Sunday is a likely day to write a poem. Because poetry is a piece of language flying around: you'll find notebooks, something on your phone. It's about finding them and getting them off that crumpled piece of paper and onto my computer.
Eileen Myles
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Hesitation before birth. If there is a transmigration of souls then I am not yet on the bottom rung. My life is a hesitation before birth.
Franz Kafka
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In order to work well, markets need a basic level of trust.
James Surowiecki
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The coaches can't be out there to tackle for us; we have to do that, like I say, starting with myself.
Jason Pierre-Paul
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Unlike national markets, which tend to be supported by domestic regulatory and political institutions, global markets are only 'weakly embedded'. There is no global lender of last resort, no global safety net, and of course, no global democracy. In other words, global markets suffer from weak governance, and are therefore prone to instability, inefficiency, and weak popular legitimacy.
Dani Rodrik