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Martha Beck Quotes

Western democracies exalt the ideal of social equality, but our economic system arguably emerged from 16th-century Calvinism, a religion whose members believed that God showed favor by bestowing wealth and other forms of success on what they called 'the chosen.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: November 29, 1962

Topics

Success God Religion Equality Wealth

I would love to go into musicals. I got a chance to sing in 'Big Momma's House,' and that's something I would love to do more. But only in Broadway or in the movies. I don't think I would ever seek a career as a singer.

Love Chance Think Career House Go

We have been very conditioned by the cultures that we come from and are usually very identified with the particular gender that we happen to be a member of.

Gender Cultures Happen Come Been

I always want to be a part of ensembles. Besides it feeling safer, I think it's a more fun environment to work in. To have a bunch of people collaborating on something, it takes the pressure off of each individual.

Work Fun People Think Pressure Want

I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density.

John L. Phillips

Space Think Behavior Data Body Out

We have the most flexible and adaptive economy. Making sure we sustain the ability of the American economy to perform well is really the priority of economic policy.

American Flexible Economy Ability

I have never smuggled anything in my life. Why, then, do I feel an uneasy sense of guilt on approaching a customs barrier?

Life Feel My Life Guilt Why Never

I guess I find it easier to talk when I have a guitar in front of me.

Me Guitar Find Talk Easier Front

I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become.

Life Yourself Me My Life You Bad

I don't put on my best clothes to make a film, my Sunday best.

Jonathan Glazer

Best Clothes Sunday Film Make Put

It is no good being good in halves of games or in one game and not in the next one.

Good Game Games Next Being Halves

The fun part about doing our movies is that you're creating something using the talents of people rather than finding these pathetic people who are thrust into these situations. That, to me, is completely artless.

Christopher Guest

Fun People Me Doing Finding You

The Constitution makes very clear what the obligation of the United States Senate is and what the obligation of the president of the United States is. To allow a Supreme Court position to remain vacant for well over a year cuts against what I think the intentions of the framers are and what the traditions of the Senate and the executive are.

Constitution Think Year Intentions

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