Gillian Tans Quotes

I am a woman, and I am proud to say that I work in technology. But I also recognise that the combination of those two facts puts me in the minority.

Gillian Tans

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I thought, 'Oh, acting is going to be great - I get to play different parts.' And then these auditions started coming up for terrorist, terrorist, terrorist, and I'm going, 'Whoa, what's this about?'

Maz Jobrani

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All taxes, except a 'lump-sum tax,' introduce distortions in the economy. But no government can impose a lump-sum tax - the same amount for everyone regardless of their income or expenditures - because it would fall heaviest on those with less income, and it would grind the poor, who might be unable to pay it at all.

Robert J. Shiller

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I'm used to watching old movies of myself.

Jeff Bridges

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The people at MTV are encouraged to be very confrontational and declarative about their tastes.

John Seabrook

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Whenever I hear someone describe something as a 'kids movie' or a 'family movie,' it immediately has a negative connotation in my mind because I think, 'Well, as an adult, I wouldn't go see it by myself, because it's purely for children and it holds nothing for me and it's simplistic and it's kind of easy.'

Steve Carell

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I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.

Amanda Bynes

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You can't grow unless your banking system is expanding and you are extending credit.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

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If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets, the number one priority is, how are you going to communicate information? Even between different cultures here on Earth, you get into communication problems.

Story Musgrave

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I don't believe that you can make decisions on anything without having all of the details.

Travis Kalanick

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Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of 'The Giver': the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all.

Lois Lowry

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What's so beautiful about Miami is that we support each other. We're just one big family, not just the entertainers, just everyone in general.

DJ Khaled

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I live more than anything else to produce the Games.

Dick Ebersol

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