Peter Blair Henry Quotes

I was born in Jamaica but was educated by, and now serve, prestigious First World institutions, so I believe that I have a unique, dual perspective. To sidestep any biases I might have, I use the objective lens of the stock market to discover which policies actually delivered prosperity to emerging markets.

Peter Blair Henry

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In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change.

John Barton

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You know, to marry a man like Donald, you need to know who you are. You need to know who you are, and you need to be very strong and smart.

Melania Trump

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When we go to sleep ordinarily, we're doing something really private. It's kind of an intimate, private connection with our sort of physical humanity.

Max Richter

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It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties.

John Wanamaker

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A new release of Plan 9 happened in June, and at about the same time a new release of the Inferno system, which began here, was announced by Vita Nuova.

Dennis Ritchie

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I wanted to be a martial arts film star when I was a teenager.

Chris Daughtry

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That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever.

Christo

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When films are remade, it often becomes a big deal. In theater, it's called a revival.

Condola Rashad

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I want to touch people with the music and help them through whatever they're going through. That's what music's there for - making people happy.

Conrad Sewell

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One layer was certainly 17th century. The 18th century in him is obvious. There was the 19th century, and a large slice, of course, of the 20th century; and another, curious layer which may possibly have been the 21st.

Clement Attlee

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With infectious disease, without vaccines, there's no safety in numbers.

Seth Berkley

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International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.

Noam Chomsky

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