"Once you run current-account deficits, you depend on the kindness of strangers. This might be the beginning of the end of the American empire."

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Source : "Dr. Doom" by Stephen Mihm, www.nytimes.com. August 15, 2008.

Nouriel Roubini

#Running Quotes #Kindness Quotes #Might Quotes

“Question the Chestnuts. Chestnuts: the new name for boobs? No. NO. Why would you even say that? Get your mind out of the gutter. No, by "chestnuts" I mean, "those old pieces of writing advice that you hear as common refrain." 'Write what you know.' 'Adverbs give Baby Jesus hemorrhoids.' 'If you write a prologue, an orphan loses his sight.' All the "old saws" need to be put on the chopping block.”
“Nor do we accept, as genuine the person not characterized by this blushing bashfulness, this youthfulness of heart, this sensibility to the sentiment of suavity and self-respect. Modesty is bred of self-reverence. Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds. None are truly great without this ornament.”
“The moment you introduce difference into a museum, then the privileged space is contested, and under the most ideal circumstances what all artists want is the chance to be competitive. That's what I think the museum is supposed to be.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“When a child makes a mistake or fails to accomplish a certain goal, we must avoid any word or action which indicates that we consider him a failure. 'Too bad that didn't work.' 'I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.' We need to separate the deed from the doer.”
“George Washington said, "All I am, I owe to my mother." That's so true. My mom pushed me to get in politics. She pushed me to learn a bunch of languages. She pushed me and inspired me. She is the reason why I'm in politics.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“Femi Fani Kayode is my boy. Provide him food, he will eat and then sing for you. Heâ€™s a smart boy”
“There are things you can replace, and others you cannot. The time has come to weigh those things, this space is getting hot.”

Source : "Song: 'Althea' ('Go to Heaven')". 1980.
“When your mind opens, the whole world falls into place.”

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