John Harsanyi Quotes

I knew that as a pharmacy student I would obtain military deferment. As I was of Jewish origin, this meant that I would not have to serve in a forced labor unit of the Hungarian army.

John Harsanyi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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As a teenager, I didn't read a ton of teen fiction, and now I feel like I wish that I had.

Jesse Andrews

TeenFeelWishNowI WishFiction

To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.

John Oates

GreatTogetherAmazingMeBand

I think you could argue that President Obama could have watched a little cable news... I do think that there is value in understanding where the conversation is and having a little less detachment where the popular conversation is.

Jeff Zucker

ValueThinkUnderstandingYouNews

Mother goddesses are just as silly a notion as father gods. If a revival of the myths of these cults gives woman emotional satisfaction, it does so at the price of obscuring the real conditions of life. This is why they were invented in the first place.

Angela Carter

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I think looking after your mental and physical health is key to confidence, because they go hand in hand. Meditation, doing some yoga, working out always makes me feel more confident in my own skin.

Stella Maxwell

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American economists can't understand the German fear of inflation and the effects of inflation when dealing with the world economic crisis. They wonder why Germany pursues such a different course - 'Why can't they agree with us?' I would have thought it was fairly obvious.

Simon Rattle

FearWorldThoughtAmericanWonder

If it hadn't been for record people like Ralph Peer, the Chess brothers, and Alan Lomax, then life would've been unbelievably dull, and I would've been sacking groceries somewhere and probably, at this point, running a little 7-Eleven down by the airport.

Ry Cooder

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I'm just happy I'm not a phony.

Mike Tyson

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I love stretching myself musically.

Liz Phair

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I only took a high school acting class because there was no other class I wanted to take. I loved it, but I was always against acting as a profession. I didn't like the monetary fluctuations I saw.

Josh Brolin

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Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.

David Starr Jordan

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I have so much more to go through as a young lady. But oh my God. I feel like I can do anything.

Brandy Norwood

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