Chrystia Freeland Quotes

Western investment is usually assumed to walk hand-in-hand with the democratic values of its home countries, and indeed, opening an economy to outside money is one of the textbook steps in a shift from authoritarianism to an open society.

Chrystia Freeland

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HomeMoneyWalkSocietyValuesOpen

I'm not a policy wonk - I'm somewhere between being undecided and a surrogate.

Jimmy Smits

PolicySomewhereBeingBetween

The hotel industry is a very modern invention - it only really started to become branded in the 1950s.

Joe Gebbia

HotelBecomeInvention1950sModern

It sounds cheesy, but if you feel good about yourself, it's going to show on the outside.

Jessie James Decker

GoodYourselfFeel GoodFeelYou

Corporate tax reform is nice in theory but tough in practice. It most likely requires lower tax rates and the closing of loopholes, which many companies are sure to fight. And whatever new, lower tax rate is determined, there will probably be another country willing to lower its rate further, creating a sad race to zero.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

SadFightPracticeToughNewNice

There are two sides to being pigeonholed. There's, 'Oh, no, I'm going to be Chandler for the rest of my life,' but there's also the fact that getting to play Chandler opened up doors to me. It's now my job to find things that shake it up a little bit.

Matthew Perry

LifeJobMeRestMy LifeDoors

To me, meeting Buddy Guy was like meeting a piece of history.

Angus Young

HistoryMeMeetingGuyLikeBuddy

I think I'm most proud of my family right now. I'm more into that then I've ever been. It also gives a new area to draw from in creativity with my songs.

Merle Haggard

FamilyCreativityProudThinkNew

When Spotify launched in the U.S. in 2011, it relied on simple usage-based algorithms to connect users and music, a process known as 'collaborative filtering.' These algorithms were more often annoying than useful.

John Seabrook

MusicSimpleProcessMoreConnect

Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window.

Steve Wozniak

TrustWindowComputersYouNever

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.

Ronnie Wood

MusicSoulYouBackBluesRight

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.

Michael Novak

WorkDemocracyPoliticalNoiseWell

I grew up as an only child with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif.

Mona Simpson

FatherMotherChildPoorSingleUp

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