Charles C. Mann Quotes

Big Water makes an argument straight out of Economics 101. The best way to deliver water to people's homes efficiently, the water barons argue, is to put the process in the hands of the market. If water is scarce, then raise the price - let the law of supply and demand take over!

Charles C. Mann

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Iran is not an enemy of ISIS; they have a lot to gain from the turmoil that ISIS creates.

Jim Mattis

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Whenever I work on something, I try and throw everything I have at it. Then if the director finds it useful they use it, and if not, they ignore it!

John C. Reilly

WorkIgnoreTryDirectorEverything

Look at all the Misfits products that came out. We never made a dime off it.

Jerry Only

LookNeverOutProductsOffMade

We have so many words for states of the mind, and so few for states of the body.

Jeanne Moreau

WordsMindBodyManyFewStates

If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.

Robert Duncan

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He likes 'Confetti,' and he doesn't like 'Star Wars.' I think that just relieves us from the burden of ever having to take Mark Kermode seriously again.

Robert Webb

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My brother and I shared an isolated area at the top of the house; we would clamber over the roof and gables and grow our imaginations. But it didn't feel ideal at the time.

Miranda Seymour

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When you hang the 'bipartisan' tag on something, the perception is that differences have been worked out, and there's a broad agreement that that's the way forward.

Mitch McConnell

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It's been too many years since I've played live as myself as opposed to in a fake band for a film.

Luke Treadaway

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What I love about Vegas is that we have the mountains and the Strip. There is always something to do.

Jon Taffer

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Any story is better with a little love in it, right?

Claire Danes

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The best roles have risks... and those are the parts I'm interested in.

Brendan Fehr

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