James Mirrlees Quotes

Don't get diverted by trying to do things for your own advancement. In other words, don't be lured into responding to incentives.

James Mirrlees

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I love many places to which I have no connection, but identifying an ancestor, or someone I think is an ancestor, has taken me to places I'd never have gone to otherwise.

Jeremy Hardy

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I was a math and science kid in school, but I ended up going the route of writing and music in college.

Stephen J. Dubner

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From what I hear, everyone who does a Marvel movie gets a three-picture deal. I'll be Sam Jackson's stand-in. I'll do eight pictures for Marvel, and then I'll just do indies. Marvel can pay for my indie career.

Sinqua Walls

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The Haiti that has been waiting for help and not moving no longer exists. Enough handouts; we need hands up. Enough aid; we need trade.

Michel Martelly

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I think we should have unisex bathrooms.

Jazz Jennings

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A lot of filmmaking is just sort of slowed down by lawyers who feel they're more important than the filmmakers.

Jay Chandrasekhar

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I want to get up there and tell entertaining stories but that are also to a certain extent clean.

Jon Heder

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I love England and the historical aspect of it.

Dennis Farina

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You don't get paid a whole lot for theatre, but you know, I feel more like, 'Where could I buy this experience, and how much would it cost? Who else would give me this kind of focus and put me in a room with this kind of talent?'

Dennis Christopher

ExperienceFocusTalentMeTheatre

Too often, governments are quick to use excessive force and even pervert the course of justice to keep oil and gas flowing, forests logged, wild rivers dammed and minerals extracted. As the Global Witness study reveals, citizens are often killed, too - especially if they're poor and indigenous.

David Suzuki

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Peter Sellers is my great comedy hero.

Christopher Guest

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I just think it's great to show a gown that's $8,000 and a shoe that's, like, $25 - but still look fabulous together.

Christian Siriano

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