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Guy Standing Quotes

Many in the precariat know they have to spend considerable time just waiting for opportunities to arise.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Time Waiting Opportunities Know Just

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senator is to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.

Good Home Money Me Look Back

I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.

Politics I Am View Tax Conservative

I love being a fashion designer.

Roberto Cavalli

Love Fashion Being Fashion Designer

I'm used to going out amongst giants and being the smallest linebacker.

Out Giants Used Being Going Amongst

I'm a gay man who came from the last years of illegality. That focused my whole character. I think it focused everyone's character in a way. You saw yourself as outside of the main structure.

Character Man Yourself Think You

I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films.

Martin Scorsese

Seeing Go Editing Old Shooting Only

What people sometimes interpret as quirky is my attempt to subvert the concept of luxury by introducing elements that are considered ordinary or commonplace.

People Luxury Sometimes Quirky

I had Dell for four and a half years, and its sales are still phenomenal, but their operating margins started to contract, so I sold it in early 1999. There's nothing wrong with Dell! It's a fine company. It's just the business risk they took.

Louis Navellier

Business Early Wrong Nothing Sales

I'm big on setting goals, but I also think that if you have too many lofty ambitions and set goals for everything, you can sabotage your efforts by overextending your brain.

Goals Brain Think You Everything

Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics.

Team December Following Olympics

There's pressure to come up with something genius every time. I feel like I keep letting myself down with my Twitter posts. I have to start keeping a journal of rough drafts of prophetic ideas about the world.

Time Myself Ideas World Start Feel

I do not believe that civilizations have to die because civilization is not an organism. It is a product of wills.

Arnold J. Toynbee

Believe Die Civilization Product

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