Christina Romer Quotes

In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true today. Increased international competition has forced American manufacturers to reduce costs. As a result, the pay premium for low-skilled workers in manufacturing is smaller than it once was.

Christina Romer

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Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting art in their albums any more.

Andre Benjamin

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I've had people come stand in front of the treadmill and wait for me to acknowledge their presence so they can speak.

Sterling K. Brown

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I don't really retain much from the first couple semesters of my criminal justice studies.

Michael Trucco

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Laugh at yourself - a lot. My mum taught me not to take myself too seriously.

Michelle Dockery

MyselfYourselfMeLaughSeriously

For me, iPad 2 and tablets in general are really exciting from a front-facing camera perspective, making those short video clips where you're talking about where you are or what you're interested in, and your face fills up the entire screen.

Michael Seibel

PerspectiveMeFaceShortTalking

I enjoy a good reasoned argument. I love the power of logic.

Luke Roberts

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Obviously, deep down, I want people to enjoy my music, but the only people I want to enjoy my music are the people who want Logic to win and are fans of me.

Logic

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Kids can be annoying. Especially teenagers - oh my gosh. They can be cruel.

Jazz Jennings

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If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'

Donald Glover

SayingThinkCareEnoughYou

The biggest direct influence on my career is Ben Edlund, who gave me my first real professional break and, through his friendship and example, turned me into a writer and a more critical thinker in general.

Christopher McCulloch

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Making sure that people have access to preventive medicine for the first time ever as a nation? That's a big deal.

Brad Schneider

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Toni Collette has been a huge influence. She was my absolute number one idol, and then I got 'United States of Tara.' I was pinching myself. I couldn't believe the first day I was on set, and I got pages of dialogue of real stuff to do with her.

Brie Larson

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