John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MindBusyChoiceNeedEveryone

You don't take a class; you're thrown into motherhood and learn from experience.

Jennie Finch

ExperienceMotherhoodLearnYouTake

I love nonfiction the most. It's hard to find a good nonfiction story, and that's why I'm not as prolific, I guess, as a lot of people. They're hard to find. I love the nonfiction writer Ben Macintyre. I think he's terrific at the form of telling a story in a cinematic way.

Robert Kurson

LoveGoodPeopleStoryThinkFind

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.

Andy Murray

I AmPersonTennisIndividualQuite

I was darkly convinced that at age 52 I would kill myself because my mother committed suicide at that age. I was fantasizing that she was waiting for me on the other side of the grave.

Spalding Gray

MotherAgeMyselfWaitingMeShe

Who belongs to the community of the commonly protected?

Robert Casey

CommunityWhoBelongsCommonly

It's better to have a lot of different qualities in the team; it's a good mix.

Riyad Mahrez

GoodTeamBetterDifferentMixLot

My dad was in the army so we moved around a lot and I changed schools every year and had to make new friends, and I found that if I was the funny guy I could do that easier.

Jason Gann

FunnyArmyFriendsNew FriendsYear

I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want to follow in his footsteps. But I suppose, as we all find as we become older, to some extent we do all become our parents.

Jarvis Cocker

FatherParentsDJFindAustralia

Perhaps the enemies of liberty are such only because they judge it by its loud voice.

Jose Marti

VoiceJudgeLibertyEnemiesBecause

Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby.

Brian Lumley

WritingArmyHobbyNow

Don't focus on reaching the C-Suite. Focus on doing great work and serving your customers and community. That's how you can find the right opportunities and get the skills and experience to get to the top in your career.

Bobby Kotick

WorkCommunityGreatFocusDoing

I wouldn't be here if it were not for the grant system that paid for me to go to art school - because my parents couldn't have afforded it.

Peter Capaldi

ArtSchoolParentsMeGoSystem

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