William Vickrey Quotes

The insane pursuit of the holy grail of a balanced budget in the end is going to drive the economy into a depression.

William Vickrey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: June 21, 1914 - October 11, 1996

Topics

DepressionDriveEndBudgetEconomy

I always tell my students, 'If you walk around with your eyes and ears open, you can't possibly live long enough to write all the novels you'll encounter.'

Jill McCorkle

LiveEyesWalkEnoughLongYou

I think people really want to be happy.

John Astin

HappyPeopleBe HappyThinkWant

I love being alive so much. When you come out of comas in your childhood, every moment awake is a joyous occasion.

John Lydon

LoveMomentChildhoodYouAliveOut

Some day we're gonna have interactive television where you can pick the shot that you want. You can watch defense, or you can watch the end-zone shot, or you can watch an isolated shot of Terance Mathis or whoever you want to. Because right now, the only thing that you watch is what the producer or director decides to show you.

John Madden

DayYouTelevisionNowWantRight

First of all, I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the come, that you do have to end up in one of these musical centers, some way, to be viable, saleable and so on.

John Sebastian

ThinkEndYouTrueWayFirst

Why is it that here in the United States we have such difficulty even imagining a different sort of society from the one whose dysfunctions and inequalities trouble us so?

Tony Judt

SocietyTroubleWhyDifficultyHere

Performing has always been something I wanted to do. My dad had a video camera and I loved being in front of it.

Julia Voth

LovedCameraAlwaysSomethingBeen

When I first came to Wakefield Cathedral, I thought, 'How does man conceive to build something like this?' It's a building that has transcended time over the centuries, and you appreciate the magnitude of humankind's power and vision. When you're inside, you feel as though the rest of the world doesn't exist.

Jonathan Anderson

PowerVisionTimeManWorldRest

Definitely directing is the thing I like the most because this is where everything you know can be used. It's the most personal process ever. It's the most demanding one, but again, rewarding.

Diego Luna

ProcessYouKnowPersonalEverything

We must defend democracy using its own mechanisms, through explaining and exemplifying its merits rather than through the heavy-handed and arbitrary silencing of its critics. This is how we will build a sustainable alternative to the contorted worldview of extremists.

Deeyah Khan

DemocracyBuildWillCriticsDefend

Be Funny. Be naturally funny. If you're not, get out of the business. Be compassionate.

Chevy Chase

FunnyBusinessYouOutGet

I'd only do Big Brother again if you paid me three times as much money.

Coolio

MoneyBrotherMeYouThreeBig

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