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Angus Deaton Quotes

You accumulate emotional wisdom as you get older. You know, when you're 25, you go on blind dates with people that, when you're 50, you know to stay away from.

Angus Deaton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: british
Birth: October 19, 1945

Topics

Wisdom People Blind You Go Know

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something that people will actually believe, but it's not so much a symbol of the thing, but you're trying to do the thing itself.

Jim Henson

People Believe Bag Trying You Will

I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.

Jessica Chastain

Red Problems Face Red Lipstick Teeth

No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results?

John Barton

Poetry Results Fast Why Expect Poem

The consequences of a lack of new knowledge is decades of stagnation: the next generation will be poorer than this one.

Andre Geim

Knowledge Generation Consequences New

Once Ray was a Ewing, all the problems were solved.

Steve Kanaly

Problems Ray Once Were Solved

I think that's where the magic happens, when you get a bunch of people who are really, incredibly talented and good at what they do and very passionate about the project that they're working on and in love with it. I think that's when you get something that's really special.

Travis Beacham

Love Good People Think Magic You

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

Luke Bryan

Work Hard Work Perseverance Good

My philosophy in life is, Decide what you want to do. You have to have something to hope for.

Lou Holtz

Life Hope Philosophy You Want

I personally feel I still have so much to learn as a writer; each novel is better than the one before, just because I'm getting better at it.

Jonathan Dee

Better Getting Better Feel Learn

Too many new writers dress up old cliches.

Christopher Fowler

Dress New Old Up Many Cliches

Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive self-defense.

Conrad Black

Hard Right Self-Defense Take Against

I've been a swimmer and a diver for quite a while. It was something that I think I got too comfortable with, and I dove into my black-bottomed pool and hit the slope from the shallow end to the deep end. And I had a chin to chest paralyzing break.

Brooke Burns

Deep Think End Pool Comfortable