David Graeber Quotes

It affects every aspect of our lives, is often said to be the root of all evil, and the analysis of the world that it makes possible - what we call 'the economy' - is so important to us that economists have become the high priests of our society. Yet, oddly, there is absolutely no consensus among economists about what money really is.

David Graeber

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In TV, you can carve out a beautiful little niche like 'Breaking Bad' did. Like 'The Wire' did. Like 'Homeland' did.

Joe Carnahan

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I don't like to be the only person talking in a room.

Travis Fimmel

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Children don't make judgments about which details are important... a child captures them all.

Rohinton Mistry

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Jewelry is fine on some guys, but it's not for me.

Ross Kemp

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I did a Christmas movie where I played Mrs. Claus because my children's favorite movie of all time was a Christmas movie that my father did in which he played Santa, and I was like, 'How often do they make a movie about Mrs. Claus?' and, 'My kids will love this.'

Mira Sorvino

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I'll basically eat anything that a chef puts in front of me. One of the reasons is respect for the chef. I watch chefs eat at other chefs' restaurants, and they're very aware not to leave anything over because the chef is watching very closely. It's a very sincere interaction when two chefs are cooking for one another.

Jon Favreau

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Fatherhood will put a man through a lot, but it's a tremendous job, the best in the world - even better than playing basketball.

Derek Fisher

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Love is what really fuels you, and that goes for relationships with a spouse or with family. Love is a beautiful thing.

Christina Milian

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What I like about pop music, and why I'm still attracted to it, is that in the end it becomes our folk music.

Bono

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I love Broadway. And, I listen to country music, which I think a lot of people find surprising.

Bryan Clay

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The United States, you know, people - one of the reasons that it is said that native people received citizenship in 1924 was so that they could be drafted. And they have been extensively drafted.

Winona LaDuke

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Hours before the Georgian invasion, Russia had been working to secure a United Nations Security Council statement calling for a renunciation of force by both Georgia and South Ossetians. The statement that could have averted bloodshed was blocked by western countries.

Sergei Lavrov

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