Edmund Phelps Quotes

Those of us born into vitalist and expressionist cultures must hope that governments will draw back from shutting down the modernist project of exploring, experimenting, and imagining - of voyaging into the unknown - that has been essential for rewarding lives.

Edmund Phelps

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I thought Gen. McChrystal was unfireable, that his position was secure.

Michael Hastings

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A lot of people say, 'Hey, God doesn't have a sense of humor.' Yes, He does. God has a great sense of humor.

Si Robertson

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I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.

Tracy Austin

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I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

Tracy Chapman

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I have been personally victimized by organized disruption of a public lecture on a university campus - at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Michigan State University, and Rhode Island's Providence College, to name only a few.

Tom Tancredo

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If you're playing the character, you could say to yourself in 16 different ways, What if that didn't bother me? What if I knew exactly what he was talking about? What if I didn't get excited?

Judd Hirsch

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Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission.

Doc Hastings

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I always enjoy rhythms and melodies, but I always use my voice as more of an instrument and less of a soapbox for me to say or to preach.

Chino Moreno

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I'm a lot more grounded now, a lot more settled in my skin.

Clea Duvall

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At the major studios, you see people wanting to remake a TV series, wanting to make a sequel.

Clint Eastwood

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People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certain water fountains. Well, the water was the same.

Clarence Thomas

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I always said, 'If it's over, it's over.' If modeling is over, it's still the best experience of my life.

Brad Kroenig

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