James Surowiecki Quotes

Unlike fuel-economy standards, the most common method of reducing demand for oil over the past thirty years, a gas tax doesn't tell people what kind of car to drive. It simply raises the price of gasoline and lets people adjust their behavior accordingly.

James Surowiecki

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When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.

Joel Osteen

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When the TSA was established, it was never envisioned that it would become a huge, unwieldy bureaucracy which was soon to grow to 67,000 employees. As TSA has grown larger, more impersonal, and administratively top-heavy, I believe it is important that airports across the country consider utilizing the opt-out provision provided by law.

John Mica

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The journey from employee to entrepreneur was a complex and taxing one for an immigrant like me.

Ruchi Sanghvi

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I made the decision to take acting seriously after high school.

Mary-Kate Olsen

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With technology, there is so much isolation with people now, that there are very few places where you can connect.

Mireille Guiliano

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I care about America. I care about the people that can't find jobs. I care about my 20 grandkids and what kind of America they are going to have.

Mitt Romney

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I'm not bamboozled by the fact that people are disgusted by me. I'm not my biggest fan either.

Josh Tillman

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I don't really listen to the radio anymore, but some of the more contemporary people I like are Stereolab, Spiritualize, Yo La Tengo and Bedhead. There are other things too, like Pavement. They're a great band, with really good lyrics. But generally, I'm not overwhelmed by the state of indie-rock.

Dean Wareham

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My father knew the charming side of my mother, and my mother thought that he was attentive and pleasant and was an architect, which was a respectable profession, but I don't think that they actually got to know one another deeply.

Christopher Durang

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The basic idea that marketing is wrong at its core is one of the main reasons why innovation seems blocked and unpredictable.

Clayton M. Christensen

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When I'm not acting, I'm at the beach. I like to spend a lot of time in the water, surfing.

Brenton Thwaites

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I do not consider myself a feminist. I do not believe that by doing female-oriented films that depict a woman fighting the system, we can change the system.

Anushka Sharma

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