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Stephen Leacock Quotes

Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

Stephen Leacock

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: December 30, 1869 - March 28, 1944

Topics

Science Money Intelligence Enough

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away.

Work Los Angeles Band Orchestra Open

I don't think lying has any ultimate justification. I don't think it ever leads to anything positive. The good fight to have is not to lie. That's one of the challenges in a way.

Positive Good Lie Fight Challenges

If the agency of the mother in forming the character of her children is, in truth, so considerable, as I think it - if she does so much toward making her son what she would wish him to be - how essential is it that she should be fitted for the beneficial performance of these important duties.

Mother Son Character Truth Children

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

Robert Kiyosaki

Life Best Winner You Go Beyond

To me, St. Lucia isn't just purely feel-good; there are these other juxtaposed elements as well.

Me Well Just Elements Other Purely

I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial.

Doors Down Little May Controversial

The sum of all sums is eternity.

Eternity Sum Sums

Raise as little as you can to get you to something that you can show - plus maybe a quarter or two so you have a little bit of cushion - and then raise some more money. Raise as little - not as much - as you can because that's the most expensive equity you're going to sell.

Money You More Equity Two Expensive

'The Muthaship' was an experiment. All my friends are working at Endemol, so they just kind of pushed me into it to see if we could shoot a little web series on an iPhone - and that's what we did: we shot it on an iPhone. So it's so experiential and so silly.

Me Friends Silly Kind iPhone See

On occasion I have drawn as a release from painting. The economy in using paper, pencil, charcoal and crayon can help towards a greater gamble and higher rewards. I also find that drawing can generate ideas more rapidly than painting.

Ideas Painting Help Drawing Find

I'm from L.A. South Central area.

Central South Area

As women in general, I don't think we take the time to find ways to take care of ourselves.

Women Time Think Care Take Care

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