Greg Grandin Quotes

Neoliberalism is hard to define. It could refer to intensified resource extraction, financialization, austerity, or something more ephemeral - a way of life - in which collective ideals of citizenship give way to marketized individualism and consumerism.

Greg Grandin

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LifeCitizenshipWayMoreHardGive

I think if you're in this business, like any high-stakes business, the highs and lows can make you a manic-depressive person, if you weren't that way to start with. 'Cause it's just so crazy on your psyche. A lot of it has to do with people thinking they're greater than someone else.

Joan Cusack

BusinessPeopleCrazyStartThinking

I grew up in a big family. You have to learn to get along with each other... get things done as a family.

John Boehner

FamilyLearnYouDoneUpBig

We are being conditioned, as a population, to never wait, to never delay our gratification, to accept thoughtless, constant consumption as the new norm. But how we think about consumption and willpower carry enormous implications for the environment and the culture of society as a whole.

Jenna Wortham

CultureWaitSocietyThinkNew

The most extreme individuals and factions in Islamic countries are now more motivated than ever to kill Americans, and the number of potential terrorists has greatly expanded.

John Olver

PotentialNowMoreMotivatedMost

I think coaches should get the same amount of credit in victory that they get in defeat.

Jeff Van Gundy

VictoryThinkCreditDefeatSame

The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life that there is a book side for everything.

Robert Frost

LifeSchoolBookReasonEverything

When the Left agitates over government policies, it's considered righteous anger. When the Right - and much of the center - agitate, it's painted as the rantings of the criminally and violently insane.

Monica Crowley

AngerGovernmentRightOverLeft

Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.

Jose Padilha

SayPoliticiansWellPopular

It's really easy, once somebody passes away, for the tales about them to become taller, the good ones and the bad ones.

Ashton Kutcher

GoodEasyBadBecomeAwaySomebody

In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their notes and open their books. There is no such thing as being forbidden to ask the teacher or another student for help.

William Glasser

TeacherQualitySchoolBookHelp

I can't understand these chaps who go round American universities explaining how they write poems: It's like going round explaining how you sleep with your wife.

Philip Larkin

WifeSleepAmericanYouUnderstand

I learned that you could beat the big guys with desire, passion, and hard work.

Scott Borchetta

WorkHard WorkPassionYouDesire

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