"Some years ago an excellent professor of economics told his class in his gravelly voice, 'If you pay me $50,000 a year to solve a problem, I damned sure ain't going to solve it.'"

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Charley Reese

#Years Quotes #Class Quotes #Voice Quotes

“The American Way is so restlessly creative as to be essentially destructive; the American Way is to carry common sense itself almost to the point of madness.”
“If the soul be pure, then shall she obtain favor and rejoice in the latter day; but if she hath been defiled, then shall she wander for a time in pain and despair.”
“The Death Star is just full of British actors opening doors and going,Oh... I... oh... What is it Lieutenant Sebastian? It's just the Rebels, sir... they're here. My God, man! Do they want tea? No, I think they're after something a bit more than that, sir. I don't know what it is, but they've brought a flag. Damn, that's dash cunning of them.”

Source : "Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill". Documentary, Comedy, www.imdb.com. 1999.
“I was in Shanghai recently, where Twitter is blocked, and yet there were ads and billboards across town with hashtags on them.”

Source : "Twitter CEO Hopes To Attract Users By Clearing The Clutter". "All Things Considered" with Melissa Block and Robert Siegel, nhpr.org. May 2, 2014.
“A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it.”
“A bullfighter must have courage, skill, and grace. And of these courage is the most important.”

Source : Maia Wojciechowska (2012). “Shadow of a Bull”, p.47, Simon and Schuster
“See what I have to put up with every night?”
“I try to remember the things that keep me peaceful, happy, and compassionate. I constantly write notes on my phone about little discoveries I make in terms of perspective and habitual thought patterns. My memory seems to let me down, so this really helps me.”

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