Sendhil Mullainathan Quotes

The scarcity trap captures this notion we see again and again in many domains. When people have very little, they undertake behaviors that maintain or reinforce their future disadvantage. If you have very little, you often behave in such a way so that you'll have little in the future.

Sendhil Mullainathan

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FuturePeopleYouWaySeeLittle

It was here in L.A., before 'I Kissed a Girl' and all that. She stopped me and told me she was a huge fan and that she was a singer and that one day she hoped that I would dress her. I ended up dressing her for her record release.

Jeremy Scott

GirlDayDressMeOne DayShe

I edit as I write. I revise endlessly. I don't go forward until I know that what I've written is as good as I can make it.

Anita Shreve

GoodForwardI CanGoKnowWrite

We all hit moments when we feel helpless. The test is how we react to that feeling. We can either learn from it and move forward or let it drag us down.

Travis Bradberry

ForwardFeelLearnMomentsDownUs

Who has sent you against me? Who has told you to do this thing?

Roberto Calvi

MeYouAgainstWhoThingSent

It's great being an actor and being part of a play or a film where there's usually quite a big group of people who are collaborating, and your job is really to fit in and share that energy. With music, because I write the songs, it's a broader, more abstract process.

Johnny Flynn

MusicGreatJobPeopleEnergyPlay

I am a simple man who comes from a village, and villagers like us speak our mind. Now, in the process, if unknowingly my words came across as disrespectful or insulting, then I am deeply sorry. I don't want to hurt anyone.

Arijit Singh

SimpleWordsManI AmMindSorry

A lot of equipment can get in the way of the connection with food, with touching and feeling.

Alice Waters

FoodConnectionFeelingWayGetLot

When I'm on tour, I'm in really good shape. When I get home, I cook, I eat, I get fat and happy.

Pink

GoodHomeHappyFatEatShape

Congress has an obligation to clear the legal fog by passing my bill to require the federal government to obtain a warrant if it wants to conduct aerial surveillance.

Suzan DelBene

GovernmentFogLegalCongressClear

With the exception of autotrophic bacteria, the green, or chlorophyll-bearing, plants are the only living forms on this planet capable of synthesizing organic matter out of inorganic elements and simple compounds.

Selman Waksman

SimplePlantsGreenLivingMatter

You don't have to worry about Donald Trump stabbing you in the back; he'll stab you right in the heart, but he says what he says, and he stands by it.

Scott DesJarlais

HeartWorryYouBackDonald Trump

I'm not looking for guidance.

Liam Gallagher

LookingGuidance

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