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Louisa May Alcott Quotes

She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.

Louisa May Alcott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: November 29, 1832 - March 6, 1888

Topics

Character Influence Magic Powerful

The longer workers are unemployed, the greater the likelihood that their skills will erode and workers will lose attachment to the labor force, permanently damaging the economy's dynamism and potential output.

Potential Lose Labor Skills Will

When I first started looking at Twitter, I followed people like Steve Martin, who will just write the funniest non sequiturs now and then, which I thought was really fun. That's kind of the road I've taken. Every now and then, something comes into your mind and you put it out there. It's very innocuous. I think it's kind of fun.

Fun People Mind Looking Road Think

Reading is a technology for perspective-taking. When someone else's thoughts are in your head, you are observing the world from that person's vantage point.

Technology Thoughts World Reading

I always performed as a kid to make my family laugh and was more concerned with making kids at school laugh than I was about the lessons.

Family School Laugh More Kid Always

The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm, capitalism is that kind of a system.

Milton Friedman

Organization Capitalism Greed Problem

I don't think a lot of people are calling me to play doctors and lawyers, which is fine with me. I can put a suit on, but I don't really like to.

People Me Think Lawyers I Can Play

If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.

Work Leader Great Looking Work Ethic

It is a queer thing, but imaginary troubles are harder to bear than actual ones.

Bear Harder Queer Than Troubles

I'm going to keep working hard, and I will be happy to play anywhere for the country. I'm young and would like to play anywhere.

Happy Be Happy Country Play Young

Also, I preached to gangs on the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx - and miracles began to happen.

David Wilkerson

Brooklyn Miracles Happen Streets

NASA was going to pick a public school teacher to go into space, observe and make a journal about the space flight, and I am a teacher who always dreamed of going up into space.

Christa McAuliffe

Teacher School I Am Space NASA Go

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.

Beautiful People Problems You Look

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