#general

However, in spite of the general perception that monetary policy should be conducted so as to avert deflation, a central bank cannot lower interest rates below the zero lower bound. ↗

— Toshihiko Fukui

#bank #below #bound #cannot #central

Anthropology in general has always been fairly hospitable to female scholars, and even to feminist scholars. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

#anthropology #been #even #fairly #female

Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people. ↗

— Donald Trump

#because #fire #fired #generally #i

They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general. ↗

— Mark Goddard

#authority #figure #general #had #i

Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#already #another #around #collective #communal

To me, a sex scene in a movie generally means a gratuitous scene that doesn't serve the story but gives a kind of excuse - we've got these two actors, we want to see them naked, so let's bring in the music and the soft light. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#excuse #generally #gives #got #gratuitous

No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism. ↗

— Gilbert Gottfried

#i #i think #influence #nice #plagiarism

I don't like to go out in general. ↗

— Courteney Cox

#go #i #like #out

I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#decide #fairly #generally #guess #i

In taking action we must remember that the things which are happening to the Jews today are but a part of the general disintegration anticipated by philosophers and historians of different schools for almost half a century. ↗

— Louis Finkelstein

#almost #anticipated #century #different #different schools