Household Quotes - Page 16

• In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.

  Sandra Oh

  Parent, Asian, Goes On

  Sandra Oh moves from 'Sideways' to TV, www.today.com. March 22, 2005.

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• I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.

  Michael Pena

  Names, Two, People

  "Michael Pena's adjusting to the view from up there". Interview with Luis Gomez, www.chicagotribune.com. September 21, 2012.

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• I like to joke with my wife that she's the CEO of... certainly of our household.

  Scott Pruett

  Wife, Ceo, Jokes

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• All workers, whether they are employed in the private or public sector, should avoid living 'paycheck to paycheck.' Studies show that every household wastes 10% or more of its salary or income on unnecessary expenditures or by not taking the time to shop for better prices. It's all a matter of proper budgeting.

  Mark Skousen

  Salary, Income, Budgeting

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• Maybe Governor Romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been foreclosed by his investments.

  Newt Gingrich

  Spirit, Republican, Investment

  Cnn Florida Republican Presidential Debate, transcripts.cnn.com. January 26, 2012.

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• Cliff Stearns talks about what he did to Planned Parenthood, making Solyndra a household name - why didn't he do this sooner? Why didn't he see it coming? It's the oversight committee, not the hindsight committee.

  Ted Yoho

  Names, Cliffs, Parenthood

  "Upset winner isn't horsing around" by Kate Nocera, www.politico.com. August 26, 2012.

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• I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.

  Sandra Lee

  Goes On, Not Sure

  "You Can’t Ruffle Sandra Lee". Interview by Andrew Goldman, www.nytimes.com. March 23, 2012.

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• In New Orleans, where I'm from, the average household income, with two working parents, two kids, a dog and a little fence is $16,000 a year, so $15,000 for a movie sounds pretty good.

  Anthony Mackie

  Dog, Kids, Average

  "Anthony Mackie Interview THE HURT LOCKER". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 23, 2009.

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• It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as collateral for loans and local governments are forced to cut jobs and programs as property-tax revenue disappears.

  Mark Zandi

  Jobs, Fall, Home

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• Lenders look at potential borrowers from many angles before extending credit: How much of its income will a household need to put into debt repayment? How large is the down payment? Does the borrower have a job with a stable income? What is the borrower's credit score?

  Mark Zandi

  Jobs, Doe, Income

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• The average credit score of today's FHA borrowers is higher than the average American household with a score. As it becomes more costly and difficult to get a FHA loan, loans from private mortgage lenders will become more attractive and their market share will grow.

  Mark Zandi

  Average, Credit, Today

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• The Obama administration deserves credit for quickly ending the housing free fall. In particular, Obama empowered the Federal Housing Administration to ensure that households could find mortgages at low interest rates even during the worst phase of the financial panic.

  Mark Zandi

  Fall, Credit, Phases

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• The keeper of the keys was one of the most important roles a household servant could hold (Mark 13:32-34). A higher official held the keys in a royal kingdom (Is 22:22) and in God's house, the temple.

  Craig S. Keener

  Keys, House, Important

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• Exhort your household to learn [the Ten Commandments] word for word, that they should obey God…For if you teach and urge your families things will go forward.

  Martin Luther

  Should, Teach, Our Family

  Martin Luther (1961). “Martin Luther, selections from his writings”, Anchor Books

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• I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet!

  Terry McMillan

  Men, Pet, Like You

  Terry McMillan (2013). “Who Asked You?”, p.12, Penguin

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• The business can be frustrating. For me, Omaha is a rounding foundation. I was raised in a very faith-filled household, very hardworking. It made me aware of what privilege is. And it's a place I can go back to, spend time with nieces and nephews, celebrate the things that have nothing to do with the hubbub of Hollywood.

  Nicholas D'Agosto

  Niece, Nephew, Foundation

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think we're in an age where artists really have an incredible range of materials at their command now. They can use almost anything from household items - Jackson Pollock used house paint - to, you know, advanced computer systems, to good old oil paint and acrylic paint.

  Bill Viola

  Thinking, Artist, Oil

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• I wanted to be heard myself, which is hard in a household of people who were very showy. It forced me to find myself and define a personality and a way of being different, and that's a thing that's going to help me to survive in a world of many people playing the guitar.

  Martha Wainwright

  Guitar, People, Personality

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• See, indeed, that your daughter is thoroughly grounded and experienced in household duties; but take care, through religion and poetry, to keep her heart open to heaven.

  Jean Paul

  Mom, Daughter, Heart

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• "Exercise" is such a dirty word in my household that whenever I even think of it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate.

  Leonore Fleischer

  Inspirational, Dirty, Exercise

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• JESTER, n. An officer attached to the king's household to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances . . . the king's own conduct and decrees [being] sufficiently ridiculous for the amusement not only of his court but of all mankind.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Kings, Utterance, Amusement

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• In fact, in Parliament, I pointed out that Australians on average incomes would move into the second highest tax bracket in the next couple of years. That is going to slow down the Australian economy. It's bad for households.

  Joe Hockey

  Couple, Moving, Average

  Source: www.abc.net.au

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• In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending.

  Alan Greenspan

  Momentum, Financial, Economy

  "Fed chief sparks US rally" by Jane Martinson, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2000.

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• Progress never defines its ultimate objective but thrusts its victims at once into an infinite series,' Mr. [John Crowe] Ransom said' 'Industrialism,' he declared, 'is rightfully a menial, of almost miraculous cunning, but no intelligence; it needs to be strongly governed, or it will destroy the economy of the household. Only a community of tough conservative habit can master it.

  Richard M. Weaver

  Community, Progress, Needs

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• God, keep me from what they call 'households,'

  Emily Dickinson

  Emily Dickinson, Thomas Herbert Johnson, Theodora Ward (1986). “The Letters of Emily Dickinson”, p.99, Harvard University Press

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