John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

PowerIgnoranceBookDevilDoing

To forget oneself is to be happy.

Robert Louis Stevenson

HappinessHappyBe HappyForget

I've learned to go with your instincts. To go with your strengths and believe in yourself.

Jeanine Pirro

Believe In YourselfYourselfBelieve

I think the most important trait for an entrepreneur is persistence. When you try to do something new and difficult, you are more likely to fail than to succeed.

Trip Adler

PersistenceSucceedThinkYouNew

'Why' is a question no animal can ask, because both the question and answers require speech. Have you ever seen an animal shrug?

Tom Wolfe

AnimalSpeechYouWhyQuestionAsk

I came from a tradition where souls were a theological reality, not a faith reality. Souls were for saving, not for communing. Souls were for converting and, once they were converted, they were to be left alone. Souls were too mystical, too subjective, too ambiguous, too risky, too... well, you know - New Age-ish.

Mike Yaconelli

FaithAloneRealityTraditionYou

When I play live, I jump around like an idiot for an hour-and-a-half or more under a lighting rig that's hotter than hell.

Dimebag Darrell

LiveHellIdiotPlayJumpMore

If life is a video game, then most of us have no chance of winning, if by winning you mean succeeding in a quest or saving a princess.

Douglas Lain

LifeWinningGameChanceYouMean

When the Taliban took over in 1996, the news of their crimes hit the Toronto papers. As a feminist and as an anti-war activist, I heard about what was happening to women, and I wanted to do something to support those folks.

Deborah Ellis

WomenSupportNewsOverTorontoHit

No matter what, I can't sound like John Lennon. But I can do Tom Jones.

Chris Cornell

I CanMatterSoundLikeTomJohn

As long as you're recording and they pay the fee, it's like a lottery ticket. You never stop trying.

Tiny Tim

TryingLongYouStopLotteryNever

I have bronze in Beijing, silver in London, and now gold in Rio. It is the perfect story.

Nino Schurter

GoldStoryPerfectSilverLondon

I would make a film with a political point of view if I agreed with it, and even, perhaps, if I didn't.

Ridley Scott

ViewPoliticalPoint Of ViewPoint

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