Steve Stivers Quotes

The advantage of the free market system is that people invest their capital, they create jobs by investing their capital, and hopefully they get a return on that investment. I don't think there's anything wrong with good old American capitalism.

Steve Stivers

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Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused.

Joe Klein

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My favorite book of all time is Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons.

Meg Cabot

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In the annals of the rich and miserable, Christina Onassis stands out, if only because she was so rich and so miserable.

Jeff Giles

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I love L.A. - don't get me wrong. But I miss everything about New York. I don't eat cheese, but I miss the smell of pizza in the city. I'm a really big fan of Latino food. I want to go back home and have some good arroz con pollo.

Tristan Wilds

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You are overwhelmed, overscheduled, and dejected because you keep trying to have it all - or at least most of it. You want a fulfilling job and personal life, and it's not working. The way out? Work more.

Mary H.K. Choi

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My first Olympics memory was watching Haile Gebrselassie in Sydney 2000. His sprint finish to defend his title really moved me.

Mo Farah

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I do have a little setup at home. I use Pro Tools and a Neumann mic. Neumann's are my favorite.

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A household name is like ketchup. Everybody wants ketchup. Ketchup doesn't hurt anybody.

Louis C. K.

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I was a little bit ashamed of American TV because I thought, 'None of the shows my father works on are as funny as my father.'

Joss Whedon

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At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well, if it was painful to read, it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that book.

Jonathan Kozol

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For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.

Doug Larson

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Sulfide-ore mining is one of the most toxic industries in America and has a long history of polluting waterways with acid drainage that contains arsenic, mercury, and lead.

Seth Moulton

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