Richard Thaler Quotes

My thesis topic was 'The value of a human life.' I asked people a question: 'Suppose you had some risk, a one in a thousand risk of dying - how much would you pay to eliminate it?'

Richard Thaler

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LifeValuePeopleYouRiskQuestion

My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

Joaquin Phoenix

MusicFeelBe TrueTrueOutSell

It is time for us to focus on the issues that bring us together as a nation. Supporting parents' capacity to raise their children with the love and resources they need is simply the right thing to do.

Joan Blades

LoveChildrenTimeFocusTogether

In the characters that I play, I'm so involved in the look; it's very, very important to me. Because how a person presents him or herself to the world, they're saying something about themselves. It's their first form of advertisement.

Jessica Chastain

MeWorldSayingLookPersonPlay

Boxers risk a lot in the ring. That's one of the things that attracts me to it. You want to see a knockout but I also really don't want to see people get hurt. It's this constant dilemma when I'm watching boxing. The only times I get nervous is watching a really big fight or when my brother is playing. I get to the stage where I'm actually shaking.

Andy Murray

FightBrotherPeopleMeHurtYou

Every company, large and small, has an impact on health.

John Quelch

HealthSmallImpactCompanyLarge

The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, your talents, your dreams, is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal. Take long walks in the woods.

Robin S. Sharma

DreamsAloneTimeYour DreamsWoods

The best way to study to be an actor is to interact genuinely with the people around you and observe and listen.

Rose McIver

BestPeopleYouActorWayListen

You have a losing team, you change the coach.

Mike Coffman

ChangeLosingTeamYouCoach

In day-to-day life, you have stimulus to behave unethically, but in the long term, it always pays off to be ethical.

Jorge Paulo Lemann

LifeLongYouAlwaysBehaveEthical

Most people don't know I grew up singing country music; that's what I sang right up until I did 'Idol.'

Diana DeGarmo

MusicPeopleSingingCountryKnow

Some of my favorite shows are Ricky Gervais' 'Extras' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.'

Brian Dunkleman

EnthusiasmFavoriteYourSomeShows

My teacher Tom Spanbauer, the man who got me started writing in his workshop, used to say: 'Writers write because they weren't invited to a party.' That always struck so true, and people always nod their heads when they hear that. Especially writers.

Chuck Palahniuk

TeacherManPeopleMeWritingParty

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