Angus Deaton Quotes

People on left have to better understand what are the benefits of inequality, and people on right have to understand better what the dangers are... It has to become properly hardwired into the American democratic debate in a way that it hasn't really been.

Angus Deaton

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PeopleBetterAmericanInequality

I don't want The Cure to fizzle out doing 45-minute shows of greatest hits. That would be awful for our legacy.

Robert Smith

LegacyDoingWantOutGreatestCure

If you wonder why a man would shave before spending all day in his bass boat, you have never seen an angler's face projected in high-def on the JumboTron at a Classic weigh-in.

Steve Rushin

DayManBoatFaceYouWonder

Now, juggling can be a lot of fun; play with skill and play with space, play with rhythm.

Michael Moschen

FunSpacePlaySkillNowRhythm

Every guy needs a pair of beaten up Converse Chuck Taylors. The coolest sneakers in the world.

Jason O'Mara

WorldSneakersUpGuyConversePair

There were a lot of fan-made trailers for 'The Originals.' The fans sort of decided it could be a show before anyone else did.

Joseph Morgan

FansShowDidBeforeSortDecided

After Watergate, which happened when I was in college, I became increasingly inspired by journalism as a way to change the world. It sounds corny, but to wake the public up, to serve a higher cause.

David Talbot

ChangeChange The WorldCollegeWorld

That's what I care about most. That more people are making and more people feel like they are creative.

Brit Morin

CreativePeopleCareFeelMoreLike

What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity.

Ashwin Sanghi

ManYouUnderstandDivineBeenAble

The strangest thing about writing a sitcom, is never knowing if it will become anything but words on a page.

Pippa Evans

WordsWritingPageBecomeKnowing

The irony is, going to work every day became the subject of probably my best poetry.

Philip Levine

WorkBestDayPoetryEvery Day

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen.

Thurston Moore

PeopleLookingGrowYouNeverHard

Every successful businessman will have experienced set-backs and failures - they're lying if they say they haven't. Virgin has had some tremendously successful businesses and some that have not quite worked out. Virgin Cola springs to mind - the product wasn't distinct enough from Coca-Cola.

Richard Branson

MindEnoughSayLyingWillThey Say

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