Guy Standing Quotes

The precariat can be divided into three further groups - atavists, who look back to a lost past; nostalgics, who look forlornly for a present, a home; and progressives, who look for a lost future.

Guy Standing

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 1, 1873 - February 24, 1937

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I've always said that I favour an elected second chamber and I think it's important that there are members of the House of Lords who are willing to vote for their own demise.

Jim Knight

ThinkHouseSaidImportantVoteOwn

Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it's almost always due to personal growth.

John C. Maxwell

GrowthGreatBeginningSucceedSee

As kids, we traded 'I like Ike' and 'All the way with Adlai' buttons in elementary school.

Andrea Mitchell

SchoolWayElementary SchoolKids

Art is when things appear rounded.

Maurice Denis

ArtThingsRoundedAppear

I couldn't identify just one, but there's numerous rule changes and points of emphasis that have reflected a change on the field almost immediately. It's hard to avoid the horse-collar tackle, for example, but the players understand why the rule is in there - because of the injury rate prior to us making that a personal foul.

Jeff Fisher

ChangeWhyPersonalUnderstandHard

The Internet is a good way to try some stuff with no big crew and no money being spent. Since there are no stakes to it, you can try to be a little experimental.

Jonathan Krisel

GoodMoneyInternetYouWayTry

I just think the whole discussion of class is wrong. It's not what we do here in America. I don't think there's anything called 'middle class values' that are different from the values of other people in this country.

Jon Kyl

PeopleThinkAmericaValuesWrong

Nothing focuses your mind quite like flying a jet. That's one reason NASA requires that astronauts fly T-38s: it forces us to concentrate and prioritize in some of the same ways we need to in a rocket ship.

Chris Hadfield

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We are a compassionate country.

Chris Collins

CountryCompassionate

I'd love to see the rushes but it's just not allowed because directors and also a lot of actors feel that if they see their work, and the director likes what they're doing, the actor might try to correct their mistakes.

Corey Haim

WorkLoveMistakesFeelDoingActor

I grew up on popular music, and rock-and-roll expresses very deep feelings of those people who don't have a lot.

Bobbie Ann Mason

MusicPeopleDeepFeelingsUpWho

I think that what people want from cable news channels is the sense that if there's hard news, it's going to come up immediately.

Brit Hume

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