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James Heckman Quotes

Chicago is an exciting place which renews itself. The workshop system encourages close reading and frank discussions of papers and ideas.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 19, 1944

Topics

Ideas Reading Place Chicago System

Every time you go out there to do something, you wonder if you can do it. There's no assured success. There's no secret recipe for success. Every time you go out there, you go out there with the possibility of great failure.

Success Failure Great Time You Go

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

Music Loneliness Space Back Notes

The past relationship with Simpson no longer exists, and my views on that subject have already been expressed.

Robert Kardashian

Relationship Past Been Views Subject

When I was a kid, I hated everything. I was really skinny, and I'd have a milkshake with an egg in it. Growing up, I ate, like, five different foods. I was not an adventurous eater. But as soon as I left home, that all changed and from that point on, I've been a pretty enthusiastic eater of new and strange food.

Home Food Growing Up Egg Growing

I'm a good dad. I'm an evolved dad. You know, you see a lot of guys when they're in training camp, they go off, do their own thing. But I'm in the midst of it. Swim lessons? I'm there. Changing diapers, teething, doctor's appointments, I'm there 24/7.

Demetrious Johnson

Good Training Doctor You Go Know

I can't write a book like 'Lamb' or 'Fool' every year. It just takes too much research and craft.

Christopher Moore

Fool Research Book Year Too Much

I love American positivity.

Love American Positivity I Love

I can't miss an episode of 'The Apprentice'. It is car-crash T.V. Sometimes I find myself hiding behind a cushion.

Myself Find Sometimes Hiding Miss

Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those rules etiquette once upon a time, but you don't really have that any more.

Time You Rules More Follow Dancing

When I think about people coming out, especially young people, my first concern is, 'Are you safe? Is this a safe time? Are you in a safe place?' Do you have a network of people outside of your parents you can go to if this doesn't go as well as you hoped?

Time Parents People Think You Place

My mother's families were Mennonites or Anabaptists that came to Minnesota from Russia. They were actually moving around Europe doing diking and lowland reclamation work, and they moved into Minnesota.

Work Mother Moving Doing Europe

I began to realize that, in spite of great achievements in wealth and military prowess, the great powers of Europe have not yet succeeded in providing the greatest happiness of the vast majority of the people; and that the reformers in these European countries were working hard for a new social revolution.

Happiness Great People Revolution

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