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Edmund Phelps Quotes

Statistical studies are all over the lot about the pluses and minuses of raising the minimum wage.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: american
Birth: July 26, 1933

Topics

Minimum Wage Over Wage About Raising

I don't feel tentative when I start to write. I've usually thought about a novel or novella for several years and created a lot of juice and density and energy by that time so by the time I get ready to go, I just let 'er fling, you know.

Time Start Energy Thought Feel You

Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years.

President First Office Over Single

I looked at the circus, and I looked at the carnival, at the fun fair. But I looked at sleeping accommodations and decided I was too middle class to put up with that! So then I joined the theater and found I could choose my own bedroom. I loved the atmosphere. I loved that we worked till midnight and didn't start till ten.

Fun Start Loved Choose Circus Class

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me.

Me World You Know Important Say

If the chords change a lot over the course of a song, it's better to stay within the same melodic structure.

Change Song Better Structure Over

Taking an interest in what others are thinking and doing is often a much more powerful form of encouragement than praise.

Thinking Encouragement Doing Powerful

To me, the most important thing is to wear something that I love and feel comfortable in, and Christmas is a great opportunity to get one of my old favourites out.

Love Opportunity Great Me Feel Out

My heroes are people like Picasso and Miro and people who at last really reach something in their old age, which they absolutely couldn't ever have done in their youth.

Age Old Age People Youth Reach Done

Let's be careful when we start comparing American to European tolerance because there isn't necessarily a lot of European tolerance.

Montel Williams

Start American Tolerance Be Careful

I think an individual's mind is a marvellous thing. I truly believe that if your mind is strong, your body tries hard to keep pace with it.

Mind Believe Strong Think Body Hard

We have co-opted seed funds. You know, Y Combinator, that was completely our money. We have secret handshakes with a whole bunch of people. Very dangerous, because word gets out that so-and-so's money is Sequoia's money, that would not be a good thing.

Good Money People Seed You Know

I have always loved the Bay Area. I spent a lot of time in the Bay Area. I started my career there. That's a huge part of the excitement for me.

Time Me Loved Career Excitement Bay

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