Edmund Phelps Quotes

Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.

Edmund Phelps

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LifeChangeGoodGrowthChallenges

We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's life. It may save someone you love. And it's very important.

Jim Valvano

LifeLoveChildrenMoneyResearch

I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.

John Bolton

WorkGovernmentPeopleThinkFind

I love a good lyricist - always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, like Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna, even Janet Jackson.

Jennifer Lopez

LoveGoodMeAlwaysInspiredBrown

Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.

John Oliver

PoliticsAmericaBecomeNarcissism

I know electric knives are excellent for carving turkeys that have had their bones removed and been forced into a mold to shape them. Please note that those turkeys are called hams.

John Hodgman

KnowShapeBonesCarvingBeenMold

Obviously, there's a part of me that takes the world of violence and death very seriously. However, when it comes to protection, or when it comes to just the skill of shooting... I've gone to the range with sniper rifles and things like that.

Angelina Jolie

DeathMeWorldViolenceSkillGone

An application of judicial power that does not rest on facts is worse than mindless, it is inherently dangerous. If its deployment does not rest on facts - cold, hard, solid facts, established either by admissions or by trials - it serves no lawful or moral purpose and is simply an engine of oppression.

Jed S. Rakoff

PowerPurposeColdRestFactsMoral

The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with the sophistication of an adult.

Michael Bond

CharacterGreatChildInnocenceBear

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

Tony Dungy

LeadershipSuccessGoodTeamBetter

My physique? It is a gift from God.

Romelu Lukaku

GodGiftPhysique

I'm not sure I approve of theatre as a university course. I think theatre's something you do. I mean, literature is a subject; theatre is practical.

Miriam Margolyes

TheatreThinkLiteratureYouMean

When I moved to L.A. in my early twenties, I was growing my hair. Then, when I was 25, I cut it off and was like, 'Oh no, I think I'm a long hair person until I go bald!'

Jonathan Van Ness

HairThinkLongLong HairEarlyGo

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