James Surowiecki Quotes

Political risk is hard to manage because so much comes down to the personal choices of policymakers, whether prime ministers or heads of central banks.

James Surowiecki

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I broke my ring finger in a trampoline accident.

Jessie Usher

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When the car was introduced in 1908, people could experience a brand new way to travel that was more efficient than a horse and buggy. Can you believe that cities tried to outlaw cars in the United States? Can you imagine driving a car for a year then having to go back to a horse and buggy?

Joe Gebbia

CarExperienceTravelPeopleBelieve

I love nursing my babies. It's such a special bond for me.

Jessie James Decker

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If you are foolish enough to be contented, don't show it, but grumble with the rest.

Jerome K. Jerome

RestEnoughYouFoolishShow

All children are born pure egoists. They perceive their needs to the exclusion of all others. Only through socialization do they learn that some forms of gratification must be deferred and others denied.

Andrew Vachss

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The job in Wisconsin was the first genuine offer of an academic job in a university which I received.

Stephen Cole Kleene

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Just being aware of what you are about to do greatly diminishes the tendency to do what you don't want to. You will pull your hand back from that pizza slice, tell the waitress that you are passing on dessert, put on your gym shoes instead of going under the comforter, and take several deep breaths instead of screaming at your daughter.

Srikumar Rao

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One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline.

Siobhan Davies

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When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

Tom Perrotta

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Stay away from excellence at all costs; it stinks.

Michael Leunig

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I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude.

Jon Jones

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I made just about every mistake a person could make before God came into my heart. If some of those painful experiences can help someone avoid the same mistakes I made, then perhaps my heartache was not totally in vain.

Delilah

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