Frances O'Grady Quotes

Governments of all stripes want to deliver growth and rebalance their economies now that they have learned the hard way that, left to their own devices, markets pick expensive banking losers.

Frances O'Grady

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GrowthNowWantWayHardStripes

What's so interesting about 'Point Break' to me is that it's a study of testosterone and adrenaline by a woman. That's why it's little more interesting than it should be.

John C. McGinley

WomanMeInterestingWhyMoreStudy

I can't stand to ask anyone, 'How was that?'

Jerry Lewis

StandAskHowAnyone

In 1911, Edgar Rice Burroughs, having failed at everything else, decided to write a novel. He was then in his mid-thirties, married with two children, barely supporting his family as the agent for a pencil-sharpener business.

Michael Dirda

FamilyBusinessChildrenWriteRice

I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older.

Mireille Enos

MeWorryWillOlderRolesAbout

As for the drag thing, we each do it in different ways and for different reasons. For me, it's kinda about expressing a side of myself that's always in there but usually doesn't come out. Mostly because I'm too lazy to look that good every day.

Liv Bruce

GoodMyselfDayMeEvery DayLook

Every new startup business creates new opportunities. It doesn't matter whether you have a new app for college students or a home medical device for senior citizens; there are other multibillion noncompetitive corporations that are spending millions of dollars trying to market their goods and services to your same audience.

Jay Samit

HomeBusinessMedicalCollegeYou

I'm now wearing suits on stage, so I've kinda stepped up my game as far as image. Which I have to admit is kind of a pain the butt, but it's fun. It gives you a certain amount of confidence to walk on stage and look nice, but I can't say that I'm totally buying into the whole image factor.

Christopher Cross

ConfidenceWalkPainFunGameSuits

You cannot determine someone's health by the BMI alone. There are many factors that contribute to the health on an individual. If we're going to start using BMI to police straight size models, what's next? The plus size industry? To be honest, if it was down to BMI alone, most plus size models - including myself - wouldn't be working.

Philomena Kwao

AloneHealthMyselfPoliceStart

My dad is a motorcycle guy, not some Hollywood dude.

Shia LaBeouf

MotorcycleHollywoodGuyDudeSome

The idea of investing in the positivity of employees is often low down on companies' priority lists.

Shawn Achor

EmployeesDownInvestingLowLists

You have to give the Ballon d'Or to the best player in the world at that time. Any differences between what the players are like as individuals should not affect who is chosen for a personal award.

Sergio Ramos

TimeBestWorldAwardYouPersonal

Normal people... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Scott Adams

PeopleBelieveEnoughEngineersFix

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