Skocpol 1979 Quotes

#1. By object is meant some element in the complex whole that is defined in abstraction from the whole of which it is a distinction.

John Dewey

#2. Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing

Thomas A. Edison

#3. I'm so gifted at findin' what I don't like the most

Kanye West

#4. Generosity is the flower of justice.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

#5. Practice makes the master.

Patrick Rothfuss

#6. So many murders happen because the victim trusts the guy who comes to the door, or asks for help, or offers a ride.

Jodi Picoult

#7. Whenever I made money I invested in myself ... I bought whatever I needed to make my career better. I never really spent money on other stuff, like buying expensive cars.

Tiesto

#8. We do not talk - we bludgeon one another with facts and theories gleaned from cursory readings of newspapers, magazines and digests.

Henry Miller

#9. We are far too critical of the fabulous system of plenty that has brought us the highest living standards on earth. The liberals have done a good job of undermining faith in the market system.

James Cook