Vivienne Westwood Quotes

Economists treat economics as if it is a pure science divorced from the facts of life. The result of this false accountancy is a willful confusion under cover of which industry wreaks its havoc scot-free and ignores the environmental cost.

Vivienne Westwood

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Something happens to me when someone says, 'You can't.' I'm generally not very competitive; unless someone tells me I can't do something that should be done.

Jim DeMint

MeSomeoneYouDoneCompetitive

I still can't shake the Nebraska off of me.

Andrew Rannells

MeOffNebraskaStillShake

I could have been a professional footballer and trialled with Blackburn Rovers. But I snapped my cruciate ligaments, an injury that has dogged me ever since.

Maurice Flanagan

MeProfessionalInjuryBeenEver

At first, I was stubborn about not wanting to become a city boy.

Matt Cain

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I went to law school to help people.

Lisa Madigan

SchoolPeopleLawHelpLaw School

In the process of them developing this instrument, I've been playing the melodica in the style I would like the harmoniboard to be played, which is a mix between a harmonica and keyboard. I play with trumpet style techniques. I really like the mobility of being able to step off the piano and bring the music to the audience.

Jon Batiste

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At 500, our policy is 12 weeks of fully paid leave for all parents in the U.S. Parents can choose to take this leave consecutively or spread it out through the first 12 months after birth.

Christine Tsai

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Whenever I read a contemporary literary novel that describes the world we're living in, I wait for the science fiction tools to come out. Because they have to - the material demands it.

William Gibson

ScienceWaitWorldToolsLivingOut

Weddings are such a microcosm of norms, of traditions, and in those traditions, there are a lot of things that have been sort of codified: misogyny and ownership and the patriarchy. So what happens when two very, very disparate families come together for one wedding?

Peter Paige

TogetherWeddingOwnershipTwoNorms

If I had political responsibility, I would want to prepare for a plan B that would foresee that the European currency union, that the eurozone, no longer necessarily consists of 17 member states. And that means to make provisions so that other countries are not pulled into the maelstrom through contagion.

Peer Steinbruck

ResponsibilityPoliticalPlanWant

'American Idol' has taken over my whole life.

Paula Abdul

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The reason I wanted to do 'The First Men in the Moon' was that there is something so challenging in the combination of space travel and the Edwardian period.

Mark Gatiss

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