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James Mirrlees Quotes

You know there's problems - you can see all the poverty and so on - but it's quite another matter to know what you can do about it.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: July 5, 1936

Topics

Problems Poverty You Know Matter

In New York, there are so many potholes, they're like craters on the moon. That's another traffic thing.

New York Moon New Traffic Like Many

In the Emperor's New Clothes, they got a different celebrity to do each voice. They drew up a picture of each character and then each actor wrote their own part.

Melissa Joan Hart

Character Voice Picture Clothes New

In 2004, I was on the West End stage in The Woman In White, and for every show I had to climb into a fat suit to play the obese Count Fosco. It was hard work, and unbearably hot, but I sailed through because I'd always kept myself fit.

Michael Crawford

Work Hard Work Myself Woman Climb

When you fight for something, you fight the good fight. You go for it, you never stop. You get knocked down, and you get right back up. That's what we need to be teaching these kids. For that matter, even some adults.

Good Fight You Back Down Stop

It's not unreasonable to ask folks to stay clean in order to receive federal assistance.

Stephen Fincher

Clean Ask Order Stay Unreasonable

I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to.

Myself Violence Person Only Resort

I'm not sure why I like cats so much. I mean, they're really cute obviously. They are both wild and domestic at the same time.

Michael Showalter

Time Cute Cats Why Mean Wild

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Patriotism War Reaction Away Instant

Biggie was the King Of New York as a rapper. There's a lot more dangerous guys than Biggie Smalls out there, you know what I'm saying? John Gotti was way closer to King Of New York than him.

New York King Saying You Dangerous

As long as your heart beats, one is never too old.

Heart Long Never Old Your Beats

Maybe you don't work for seven months a year, but you'll work again. It may be a piece of garbage, so you wear hip boots.

Work Boots Year You Garbage May

Opera is too obsessed with buildings.

Buildings Opera Obsessed Too

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