John Harsanyi Quotes

My parents owned a pharmacy in Budapest, which gave us a comfortable living. As I was their only child, they wanted me to become a pharmacist. But my own preference would have been to study philosophy and mathematics.

John Harsanyi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: hungarian
  • Birth: May 29, 1920 - August 9, 2000

Topics

MathematicsChildParentsMeLiving

I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV.

Anatoli Boukreev

SaidRunOutReturnGoingOxygen

I think you can tell a lot by someone's footwear - cowboy boots would put me off, as would a man in Ugg boots or Crocs.

Maxine Peake

ManMeThinkSomeoneBootsYou

The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are.

Michael J. Fox

BetterJudgingOffBetter OffLeast

I haven't had a terrible relationship, but I've always been the type in a relationship to give too much and not speak out about problems I had or problems that were bothering me. I just wouldn't stand up for myself in any way if I was upset about something.

Soccer Mommy

RelationshipMyselfMeStand UpWay

You could say Shakespeare is so extraordinary precisely because he was so ordinary. He had all the usual anxieties and understandings of what it is to have children, lose children, get married, struggle to make a living and so on.

Simon Callow

ChildrenStruggleYouLoseLiving

Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture.

Tony Cardenas

CultureValuePeopleHollywoodFilm

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what I may call the sound of sense.

Robert Frost

MusicAloneMyselfSoundOutMay

If you go back in American history, oysters were the food of poor people. New York was filled with oyster saloons in the 1800s.

Ruth Reichl

HistoryFoodNew YorkPeopleYouGo

In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything.

Molly Parker

LifePeopleSayingPersonKnowWho

I started playing football on the streets; I grew up playing football on the streets with my friends, and that's why I was brought up the way I was. That's the school I had - the street football.

Diego Costa

FootballSchoolFriendsStreetWhy

We can't let government make long-term commitments that it may not be able to keep.

Doug Ducey

GovernmentMayKeepLong-TermAble

Honestly, I feel really grateful for everything.

Shaun White

GratefulFeelEverythingI Feel

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