John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 15, 1908 - April 29, 2006

Topics

GreatYourselfPeopleThinkMeetings

EPA has a long history of relying on science that was not created by the agency itself. This often means that the science is not available to the public and, therefore, cannot be reproduced and verified.

John Barrasso

ScienceHistoryLongAvailableMeans

I lived in New York for 10 years, and every New Yorker sees a shrink.

Meg Rosoff

New YorkNewYearsLivedEveryYork

Although I'm not particularly troubled myself, I do have a lot of empathy for troubled characters.

Mia Wasikowska

MyselfEmpathyTroubledCharacters

My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And I remember a little cool eddy of hair hitting my cheek, and I remember the smell of his hair oil, and I remember the mingling tonality of the small talk before the show started. Those are my memories.

Rodney Crowell

FatherAgeMemoriesMeCoolHair

I've never been a fan of just doing. I like to do things for a reason.

Jude Law

DoingNeverReasonThingsBeenJust

We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.

Judy Garland

DreamsTimeImaginationDeathBorn

Women inspire me... so I enjoy women's stories and biographies. I am interested in all women.

Diane von Furstenberg

WomenI AmMeInspireEnjoyStories

Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold it's own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses.

Arnold Newman

TechnologyIdeasPhotographyPersonal

I want to be the best ever.

Seth Rollins

BestWantEver

I never want to look back on any moment and say I could have done more. So I go all in.

Scott Haze

MomentLookBackGoDoneWant

When you're one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.

Tom Brady

TeamYouDaysLeadersOff

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

Muhammad Ali

FaithMyselfPeopleChallengesMakes

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith