Stettinius Quotes & Sayings

Even if the government spends itself into bankruptcy and the economy still does not recover, Keynesians can always say that it would have worked if only the government had spent more. — Thomas Sowell

These years can be both manageable and meaningful - not a "long good-bye" as it's often described, but a "long hello. — Martha Stettinius

If thy wealth waste, they wit will give but small warmth. — John Lyly

That's the kind of stuff you are offered today. Scripts that have you mixed up with young men. I find them utterly revolting. — Irene Dunne

I think for any artist, your voice is always evolving. For me, the constant is finding a tension or balance between drama and comedy. — Lisa Cholodenko

If two lives join, there is oft a scar. They are one and one, with a shadowy third; One near one is too far. — Robert Browning

The outcome would decide who would be called a hero and who - a villain. — Uvi Poznansky

We can achieve the utmost in economies by engineering knowledge; we can conquer new fields by research; we can build plants and machines that shall stand among the wonders of the world; but unless we put the right man in the right place-unless we make it possible for our workers and executives alike to enjoy a sense of satisfaction in their jobs, our efforts will have been in vain. — Edward Stettinius Jr.

We were happy a hundred years ago. We knew that there were exploiters and exploited, wealthy and poor, and we had a perfect idea of how to get rid of injustice; we would expropriate the owners and turn the wealth over to the common good. We expropriated the owners and we created one of the most monstrous and oppressive social systems in world history. And we keep repeating that in principle everything was all right, only some unfortunate accidents slipped in and slightly spoiled the good idea. Now let us start afresh ... — Leszek Kolakowski

Happiness has many roots, but none more important than security. — Edward Stettinius Jr.

As society becomes more complex and opaque, as social processes seem more impersonal and autonomous, and as elites of 'experts' become more annoying, more people are tempted to think that some 'they' is manipulating 'us', using, among other dark arts, advertising. — George Will

I'm not a cook. I like to watch the Food Network, but I don't like to cook. — Janeane Garofalo

A lot of the films I've made probably could have worked just as well 50 years ago, and that's just because I have a lot of old-fashion values. — Steven Spielberg

Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we've got. — William Feather

We just started seeing a nutritionist who changes our diet every 10 days. — Kim Kardashian