Angus Deaton Quotes

I argue that experiments have no special ability to produce more credible knowledge than other methods, and that actual experiments are frequently subject to practical problems that undermine any claims to statistical or epistemic superiority.

Angus Deaton

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Some people collect coins. Some people collect rocks. Some people collect stamps. I colllect kids and hope I can do something for them.

Jesse White

HopePeopleI CanRocksSome People

We have to have a way of dealing with this that engenders confidence, trust, gives us every chance of getting the right outcome and boosts both sustainability and economic return at the same time.

John Anderson

ConfidenceTimeTrustChanceWay

I do think people of good will can have different opinions but still be coming not from a place of malice.

John Scalzi

GoodPeopleThinkOpinionsPlace

Our greatest privilege and responsibility as leaders of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs is to provide our veterans with a system that cares for their wounds and ensures that they have an opportunity to succeed.

Steve Buyer

OpportunityResponsibilitySucceed

Houses mean a creation, something new, a shelter freed from the idea of a cave.

Stephen Gardiner

NewCreationCaveMeanSomething

I'm an engineer by trade, and what engineers do is they go and build, and they don't think a lot about storytelling.

Travis Kalanick

ThinkEngineersBuildStorytelling

People with high levels of wellbeing have been careful to work out early in the morning and not to have heavy meals throughout the day because you kind of fall off a cliff in terms of your energy by 2 or 3:00 if you have a lunch with a lot of heavy foods.

Tom Rath

WorkMorningDayPeopleLunchYou

I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff.

Tom Felton

ScienceTimeBestThinkLearnSpeed

I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.

Javier Bardem

OpportunityMeLovedGivingUp

People don't realize that when they 'throw out' their back, it's often because of weak abs. These muscles are essential for lower-back strength and good posture.

Sylvester Stallone

StrengthGoodPeopleBackWeakOut

I believe life is a parenthesis between two nothings. I'm an atheist. I believe in a personal God, which is conscience, and that's what we must be accountable to every day.

Mario Benedetti

LifeGodDayBelieveLife Is A

I gave up on the idea of making art a long time ago, because I wanted to know how to make paintings; but once I came to know that, reconsidering the question of what art is returned as a critical issue.

Kerry James Marshall

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