When I was a teenager, I learned to play the trumpet. Music became my passion. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes learn music passion
I would like to see people dreaming of striking out on their own into some other country or their own, wherever they feel the action is, in the hope of an exciting and rewarding career. Edmund Phelps actioncareercountry Change image and share on social
To prosper and advance, the American business sector is going to need a financial system oriented toward business, not 'home ownership.' Edmund Phelps advanceamericanbusiness Change image and share on social
In essence, capitalist systems are a mechanism by which economies may generate growth in knowledge - with much uncertainty in the process, owing to the incompleteness of knowledge. Edmund Phelps capitalisteconomyessence Change image and share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth. Umberto Eco freeinsanelaugh Change image and share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social
