All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have. Daniel Defoe Read Quote
I was with my band at a karaoke bar in Japan when it was very big there, and they got up and made fools of themselves without practicing properly. I didn’t understand why they were doing that. It was like they were making fun of the genre by performing badly. But I didn’t get up and sing, so I don’t know what it feels like. Leon Russell Read Quote
It must be nice for today’s hitters when you don’t have to worry about being thrown at. It’s a whole different deal. When I played, getting knocked down was an accepted part of the game. Harmon Killebrew Read Quote
When I’m done, whenever I feel like I’m done, I’m going to come back and retire as a Niner. Frank Gore Read Quote
The basis of the free market is anytime you can generate revenue or profit, you’ve created value in excess of the resources you consume in a society. That’s probably the most unbiased utility function there is, as opposed to someone’s opinion. Michael J. Saylor Read Quote
I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen’s ’12 Years a Slave,’ and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees. Lupita Nyong'o Read Quote
Predictably, open markets made it possible for countries to drive rapid growth by hitching their wagon to the world economy and using global demand to pull people and resources out of subsistence activities into more productive work. Arancha Gonzalez Read Quote
A lot of people say television holds up a mirror to life, and that’s why you see all the drug busts and the killings and the seamier side of life. I personally take the view that it’s not sufficient to portray only negative role models. It’s not enough to say ‘no’ to drugs. What do you say ‘yes’ to? Sherwood Schwartz Read Quote
The federal government must retreat from its hyperactive involvement in areas traditionally under states’ authority and refuse future temptations to regulate and legislate on every issue that happens to come to mind. Scott Pruitt Read Quote
