Edmund Phelps Quotes

Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.

Edmund Phelps

Recitation: by Male by Female

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WorkInnovationBelieveWork Ethic

Isn't that what we come into politics for? To say to people: 'You can do it, too - there is a chance to serve your community. There is a chance to shape it co-operatively and democratically, without fear or favour.' And that is what I tried to do.

Joan Kirner

FearCommunityPoliticsPeopleYou

I'm so not into being emaciated.

Meredith Ostrom

Being

I'll just keep working hard and see where it takes me.

Metta World Peace

MeWorking HardHardSeeWorking

You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education.

Rupert Murdoch

EducationGoodOpportunityYouYour

This fire in me will last forever.

Mirko Cro Cop

FireMeWillForeverLast

As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.

Judd Nelson

KidCrushHadSophia LorenSophia

When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.

Diego Maradona

ConfidenceStepWinYouGoGet

Cello is my first instrument, then piano, drums, bass, violin, recorder, saxophone, but I'd never play them live!

Dev Hynes

LivePlayNeverViolinFirstPiano

The moment you've convinced someone that you truly understand her dreams and feelings, mental and behavioral change becomes possible, and the foundation for a breakthrough has been laid.

Christopher Voss

ChangeDreamsMomentFoundationYou

In Sweden, if a player has the ball, and you're running across the line of vision, you would never call for the ball. In the United States, if you're open, you're screaming.

Christen Press

VisionYouNeverOpenLineBall

You can't get the visual thing on the record as much as you'd like to. We produced this album, and we'd never done that before, except when we produced singles for ourselves.

Alice Cooper

YouDoneNeverVisualGetLike

In the 360-degree battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, women have served honorably and fought valiantly. Yet there is a key difference between being in harm's way and reacting to enemy contact, and being in a direct combat operations role day in and day out. They are different scenarios that require different standards.

Pete Hegseth

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