James Surowiecki Quotes

Disasters redistribute money from taxpayers to construction workers, from insurance companies to homeowners, and even from those who once lived in the destroyed city to those who replace them. It's remarkable that this redistribution can happen so smoothly and quickly, with devastated regions reinventing themselves in a matter of months.

James Surowiecki

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

MoneyCityConstructionInsurance

Shinya Yamanaka's work has involved mice and human cells, and advances the prospect of providing new cells or body parts for patients.

John Gurdon

WorkBodyNewHumanCellsMice

Artifice is art.

Sonia Rykiel

ArtArtifice

A seersucker suit is one of the most iconic styles dating from the 1920s and is still a gentleman's best bet when it's hot and sticky.

Roger Stone

BestDatingGentlemanHot1920sBet

I was born in India, and we came from a poor family and lived in a rural village. My dad came over to Canada as a refugee, and years later, we were able to join him.

Rupi Kaur

FamilyBornIndiaCanadaVillage

I think people were just seriously happy to find a funny woman who does comedy like a man. Because I learned how to do comedy from guys, from watching those Dean Martin roasts years ago.

Lisa Lampanelli

FunnyWomanManHappyPeopleThink

When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend, or a week, I'd do unbelievable amounts of work.

Doris Lessing

WorkMyselfChildShortWeekendUp

It's a failure of imagination if you can only write what you know - we have to be able to imagine different worlds.

Dee Rees

FailureImaginationYouKnowWrite

Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.

David Suzuki

LiveBirdsImportantSometimesSoil

People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.

Claire Danes

PeopleBoundariesDifficultyBipolar

I'm not a morning person.

Christy Turlington

MorningPersonMorning Person

In England, there is a dividing line between artists and illustrators, who are thought inferior to painters. Well, that's absolute rubbish. Some of the most creative work is being done in children's books. In Japan, everything is art. They don't say painting is better than ceramics or dress design.

Brian Wildsmith

WorkChildrenArtCreativeDress

My dad and mom did what a lot of parents did at the time. They sacrificed a lot of their life and used a lot of their disposable income to make sure their children were educated.

Sundar Pichai

LifeChildrenTimeParentsMomUsed

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by James Surowiecki