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Ronald Coase Quotes

In my long life, I have known some great economists, but I have never counted myself among their number nor walked in their company.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: british
Birth: December 29, 1910 - September 2, 2013

Topics

Life Great Myself Long Never Some

President Obama is more and more beginning to look like the hypocrite-in-chief when it comes to the war on terrorism. All sorts of things that he criticized the president for, he's actually continued and even extended. This drone attack program, he's got it at the highest level ever.

Beginning War Look Terrorism More

The fact that I wasn't expected to read music at all and was absorbing everything by ear... it had a huge affect on the kind of musician that I became.

Music Kind Everything Affect Fact

I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence - you know, the things that I want my own daughters to develop - the idea that we're going to get there through rewards and punishments seems completely at odds with the idea of character itself.

Angela Duckworth

Character Intelligence Empathy Think

The greatest advancements in living standards over the past century have been coincident with affordable energy.

Past Energy Living Over Standards

We need creativity. We need more poetry after Auschwitz.

Creativity Poetry More Need After

Transformation in the world happens when people are healed and start investing in other people.

Michael W. Smith

Moving On People World Start Happens

Everyone talks about how we're on our phones all the time, but the fact remains that when I'm away on a film set for two months, I can Skype my family. I remember the phone calls my parents had to make when my dad was away for a while when I was younger - that once-a-week expensive phone call! The time pressure on talking to your father!

Domhnall Gleeson

Family Father Time Parents Pressure

Don't get me wrong: 'America's Next Top Model' is fantastic. They've done 20 seasons, so they've obviously done something right. But I think what ensures that the winner of 'The Face' will become a working model is the prize - a year-long contract with a cosmetics company is huge.

Me Face Think Winner Seasons Wrong

As a parent, I can get so frustrated. Any parent can!

Christy Turlington

Parent I Can Get Any Frustrated

It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it.

Worth You Know Never Awards Up

It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it.

Life Light Moment People Rest Out

The real boneheads are the libertarians.

Real Libertarians

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