John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

RulesNothingDiplomacyReportsFew

I want to be an actress, not a personality.

Jill Clayburgh

PersonalityWantActress

But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me.

Andre Agassi

KingMeSayTennisOldYears

I am a bit evangelical, I know, but performance-capture is still misunderstood.

Andy Serkis

I AmKnowMisunderstoodStillAm

You can only really write about what you know about.

John Singleton

YouKnowWriteOnlyAboutReally

According to the belief, molecules closer together than 200 nanometers could not be told apart with focused light. This is because, in a packed molecular crowd, the molecules shout out their fluorescence simultaneously, causing their signal, their voices, to be confused.

Stefan Hell

LightTogetherConfusedFocusedOut

DC and Monster have always supported my vision for street skateboarding, from building skate plazas throughout the world to now creating the first-ever professional skateboarding league.

Rob Dyrdek

VisionWorldBuildingProfessional

When he was not talking about race, David Duke was a very pleasant guy to talk to. He was a very nice conversationalist. He seemed like a regular guy on the phone when the subject wasn't on race and on Jews and ethnicity.

Ron Stallworth

TalkingPhoneNiceRaceTalkGuy

I actually have a closet that's all shoes, maybe 700 pairs.

Russell Westbrook

ShoesPairsClosetMaybeActually

When I finally get the chance to say what I want, to talk about where we're going from here on out, when my voice, my words, become the measuring stick for WWE, I think that's the moment that's going to reinvent our entire business.

Dolph Ziggler

BusinessMomentWordsChanceThink

I think that, whatever happens, I'm just happy I've written those songs and I've made an album. That's really big for me, and I'm proud of that.

Aurora

HappyMeProudThinkWhateverBig

I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things.

Sydney Schanberg

ChangePeopleBelieveYouWantJust

We were the first urban school system in the country to wire all of our schools for the Internet.

Thomas Menino

SchoolInternetCountryFirstSystem

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