David Korten Quotes

The professional study of economics has become ideological brainwashing. It is a defense of the excesses of the capitalist system.

David Korten

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EconomicsProfessionalBecomeStudy

I was good in biology, but I did very badly in chemistry, and my parents were horrified by that.

Andrew Sean Greer

GoodParentsBiologyChemistryDid

The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.

John O. Brennan

RiskTakeCannotJust OneJust

If football is your passion in life and you would rather play football for 20 years and have a shortened life span, that's your choice.

Ann McKee

LifePassionFootballYouChoice

Wit doesn't make girls pretty.

Jeanne Calment

WitPrettyMake

I realize that I'm in the twilight of my career.

Michael Chang

CareerRealizeTwilight

If you can show something as complicated as two people falling in love with just music and camera angles, well, just think about what you can do with football.

Steve Sabol

LoveMusicFootballPeopleThink

Emily Dickinson has great sound and sense.

Tom Verlaine

GreatSoundSenseEmily Dickinson

Some bosses believe they can't afford to employ someone legitimately - so they employ them illegally.

Ross Kemp

BelieveSomeoneBossesSomeAfford

Cyclists need to obey the Highway Code, not run red lights, and not ride with iPods on, and motorists need to be more respectful and look out for cyclists.

Lizzie Armitstead

RideRedLookLightsRunNeed

Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions.

Jaron Lanier

ComputersMusiciansPowerfulWill

Hank Junior fans are Skynyrd fans.

Johnny Van Zant

FansJuniorHank

Even on vacation, Rihanna's easy breezy chic is not complete without a red lip.

Derek Blasberg

VacationRedEasyWithoutComplete

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