Michael Bastian Quotes

My favorite animal on the Galapagos is the Galapagos Marine Iguana. The first rule of iguana-dom is that iguanas hate the water, yet somehow, these poor iguanas landed there and had to figure it out.

Michael Bastian

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WaterHateAnimalPoorFirstOut

I used to jump out of airplanes. I was a member of the 101st Airborne Division. When parachuting, you never look down at the ground. You feel for it with your legs. Your knees are your shock absorbers - you cannot tighten them. Same as skiing.

Jesse White

SkiingFeelYouLookDownJump

The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige.

John McEnroe

ChampionshipOnlyAboutPrestige

Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

Ambrose Bierce

TemptationPersonWeakPleasureWho

Youth should be a savings bank.

Sophie Swetchine

YouthBankSavingsShould

I feel that people who think it's okay to barely eat are wrong. There has to be a good balance of diet, food, and workout for your body to stay in good shape, always!

Rithvik Dhanjani

GoodFoodBalancePeopleThinkDiet

I think the gains to be achieved by a combination of reforms and labor market adjustments are going to be more permanent and will provide a basis for reducing unemployment and improving export performance, and sustaining growth, in a way that is more sound and permanent.

Lucas Papademos

GrowthPerformanceThinkLaborWay

Yes, agriculture subsidies are far too generous. They need to be reined in because they cater to special interests while distorting free market competition. Yes, the farm laws are an anachronistic mess.

Juan Williams

CompetitionFreeFarmAgriculture

A higher IOER rate encourages banks to raise the interest rates they charge, putting upward pressure on market interest rates regardless of the level of reserves in the banking sector. While adjusting the IOER rate is an effective way to move market interest rates when reserves are plentiful, federal funds have generally traded below this rate.

Janet Yellen

PressureWayBankingLevelMarket

I live in Atlanta, Georgia, and none of the other Backstreet Boys live in Georgia. So a lot of times, when people come to my house they're like, 'Hey, is A.J. here?' Or, 'Is Kevin here?' Or, 'Is Nick in the bathroom?' People think we live together and we spend all the time in the world together, but we really don't.

Brian Littrell

LiveTimeTogetherPeopleWorld

When you're not on the payroll, and you want to continue the Beverly Wilshire lifestyle, but you're only geared for a Holiday Inn existence, things are gonna catch up to you.

Bobby Keys

YouHolidayWantLifestyleExistence

I did sacrifice a goat. I know that's probably a quibble in the mind of most Americans.

Augustus Sol Invictus

SacrificeMindKnowGoatMostDid

In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every problem anywhere.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

WarColdProblemCold WarAnywhere

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