Virginia Postrel Quotes

Rising living standards - whether in a village, a region, a nation, or the world - depend first on specialization: on letting people concentrate on what they do best and trade with others who specialize in other things.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

Topics

BestPeopleWorldVillageLiving

Working out has always been a stress reliever for me. I don't know if it's so much vanity as it more just keeps my mind from going crazy.

Jim Rash

StressMindMeCrazyVanityKnow

The things people are ashamed of come through in whatever their outerwear is. I suppose I am always looking for that, even if it's somebody who, on the outside, seems to be perfect.

Jessie Buckley

I AmPeopleLookingPerfectOutside

High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true.

Robert H. Schuller

DreamsYour DreamsActionRichYou

Maybe some people are attracted to the alt-right that are homophobes, right? But that's just like, there are certain elements of the progressive left and the hard left that attract certain element.

Steve Bannon

PeopleSome PeopleHardRightLeft

Though the first iPhone was expensive, it was such a refreshing new product that early users flocked to it.

Steven Levy

EarlyNewFirstiPhoneRefreshing

I don't have the experience of being in a war.

Mary Gauthier

ExperienceWarBeing

I don't believe in comedy as a TV genre - I think there's drama that is funny. Because beyond the laughs, there has to be cost, and there has to be heart.

Michaela Coel

FunnyHeartBelieveThinkComedy

When you speak of silent movies, everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin first.

Michel Hazanavicius

SpeakYouMoviesSilentFirst

When it comes to the Cowboys, I always play great against them.

Jason Pierre-Paul

GreatPlayAlwaysAgainstCowboys

The hierarchy of relations, from the molecular structure of carbon to the equilibrium of the species and ecological whole, will perhaps be the leading idea of the future.

Joseph Needham

FutureWillStructureHierarchyIdea

I also often hear people say that the deck is stacked against them because of racism, sexism, or other oppressive 'isms.' But once you let go of the blame and excuses, you'll see that you can alter your position on your own.

Chris Gardner

RacismPeopleBlameExcusesYouGo

I think about the history of racism in this country all the time.

Clint Smith

HistoryTimeRacismThinkCountry

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