Robert J. Shiller Quotes

The desperately poor may accept handouts, because they feel they have to. For those who consider themselves at least middle class, however, anything that smacks of a handout is not desired. Instead, they want their economic power back.

Robert J. Shiller

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PowerFeelBackWantClassPoor

I do remember once going to Salzburg in Austria. Liverpool were playing a European game there, and they put me in a box behind glass. I hate being behind glass; I always want to feel part of the action.

John Motson

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I lived in Saudi Arabia in the late 1970s. It was, for a Westerner, pretty idyllic. There were the religious police; there were the rules; there were the prayer times. But it was as if we were existing in two separate universes. The Westerners were just allowed to get on with their way of life.

Robert Lacey

LifePrayerPoliceLateRulesWay

There is no way that anyone who - besides the folks that want to plain ignore facts - there's no way that anyone can say that by building that wall we are not going to accomplish a more secure border. It's just proven. We can do this.

Matt Rosendale

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That feeling is so intoxicating, walking off the court holding the Larry O'Brien trophy. So I just want to do that again.

Stephen Curry

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One thing Britons have always been celebrated for, and that is being able to stick it out in a tight place.

Robert Baden-Powell

PlaceAlwaysOutStickBeingBeen

Skaters, I think they tend to be outsiders who seek a sense of belonging, but belonging on their own terms, and real respect is given by how much we take what other guys do, these basic tricks, 360 flips, we take that, we make it our own, and then we contribute back to the community the inner way that edifies the community itself.

Rodney Mullen

CommunityRespectThinkBelonging

I honestly thought that 'Tangled' was going to be my Disney legacy.

Roy Conli

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I don't read bad mail. I don't save mail. I'm too old to read negative things.

Judy Sheindlin

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You would think that, at this point, with records being kept and the vast amount of knowledge on these drugs, the pharmacists could wave off prescriptions that are dangerous to customers.

Dick Durbin

KnowledgeThinkWaveYouDangerous

Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as it gets. It celebrates a mentality of sloth, convenience, and a cheerful embrace of food we know is hurting us.

Anthony Bourdain

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I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct me.

Ashton Kutcher

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Imagine how many aspects of nature we would miss if we lived on the surface of the sun. Without inventing refrigerators, we would only know gaseous matter and never observe liquids or solids, and miss the beauty of snowflakes.

Wolfgang Ketterle

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