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Virginia Postrel Quotes

Like the rest of the genetic lottery, beauty is unfair. Everyone falls short of perfection, but some are luckier than others. Real confidence requires self-knowledge, which includes recognizing one’s shortcomings as well as one’s strengths Picture Quote #1

With its fluctuating forms and needless decoration, fashion epitomizes the supposedly unproductive waste that inspired 20th-century technocrats to dream of central planning. It exists for no good reason. But that’s practically a definition of art Picture Quote #1

When I was in college, I wanted to be editor of ‘Reason’ when I grew up. It was an impractical ambition, especially since the magazine was located in Santa Barbara, way off any journalist’s normal career path Picture Quote #1

The growth of medical expenditures in the U.S. is not caused by administrative costs but by increases in the technical intensity of care over time - a.k.a. medical progress Picture Quote #1

Living with a single kidney is almost exactly like living with two; the remaining kidney expands to take up the slack. (When kidneys fail, they generally fail together; barring trauma or cancer, there’s not much advantage to a backup.) The main risk to the donor is the risk of any surgery Picture Quote #1

Grassroots techies - the mostly unknown people who write code and start companies that don’t make the headlines - hate, loathe, and despise Microsoft. At technology conferences, it is the devil, or the guaranteed laugh line. Its products are mocked, its business practices booed Picture Quote #1

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We are material creatures who spend much of our lives on material pursuits (even building a cathedral or writing a novel requires stone and mortar or paper and ink) Picture Quote #1

Glamour is a beautiful illusion - the word ‘glamour’ originally meant a literal magic spell - that promises to transcend ordinary life and make the ideal real. It depends on a special combination of mystery and grace. Too much information breaks the spell Picture Quote #1

Kidney donors don’t have to be close relatives of recipients, but they do need to have the right blood type. And kidneys from living donors tend to last many years longer than kidneys from deceased donors Picture Quote #1

Bill Clinton has done some incredibly reckless, irresponsible things as president. But his campaign to expand Medicare entitlements has to rank among the worst Picture Quote #1

Viewers don’t care how big media companies are. They care whether they can dump those they don’t like, whether because of lousy service or because of crummy shows Picture Quote #1

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Rising living standards - whether in a village, a region, a nation, or the world - depend first on specialization: on letting people concentrate on what they do best and trade with others who specialize in other things Picture Quote #1

Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at least in public. Nobody wants the stigma of being thought poor Picture Quote #1

We know beauty when we see it, and our reactions are remarkably consistent. Beauty is not just a social construct, and not every girl is beautiful just the way she is Picture Quote #1

Cosmetics makers have always sold ‘hope in a jar’ - creams and potions that promise youth, beauty, sex appeal, and even love for the women who use them Picture Quote #1

The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future well-being Picture Quote #1

Progress through trial and error depends not only on making trials, but on recognizing errors Picture Quote #1

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The mobile middle class gravitates to the cities where housing is affordable Picture Quote #1

Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place Picture Quote #1

In a dynamic, decentralized system of individual choice and responsibility, people do not have to trust any authority but their own Picture Quote #1

Medicare is immune from the competitive pressures that force private insurers to pay attention to what patients and doctors want Picture Quote #1

At the simplest level, only people who know they do not know everything will be curious enough to find things out Picture Quote #1

Glamour doesn’t just happen, people don’t wake up in the morning glamorous Picture Quote #1

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Like the rest of the genetic lottery, beauty is unfair. Everyone falls short of perfection, but some are luckier than others. Real confidence requires self-knowledge, which includes recognizing one’s shortcomings as well as one’s strengths. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) With its fluctuating forms and needless decoration, fashion epitomizes the supposedly unproductive waste that inspired 20th-century technocrats to dream of central planning. It exists for no good reason. But that’s practically a definition of art. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) When I was in college, I wanted to be editor of ‘Reason’ when I grew up. It was an impractical ambition, especially since the magazine was located in Santa Barbara, way off any journalist’s normal career path. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) The growth of medical expenditures in the U.S. is not caused by administrative costs but by increases in the technical intensity of care over time - a.k.a. medical progress. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Living with a single kidney is almost exactly like living with two; the remaining kidney expands to take up the slack. (When kidneys fail, they generally fail together; barring trauma or cancer, there’s not much advantage to a backup.) The main risk to the donor is the risk of any surgery. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Grassroots techies - the mostly unknown people who write code and start companies that don’t make the headlines - hate, loathe, and despise Microsoft. At technology conferences, it is the devil, or the guaranteed laugh line. Its products are mocked, its business practices booed. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) We are material creatures who spend much of our lives on material pursuits (even building a cathedral or writing a novel requires stone and mortar or paper and ink). (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Glamour is a beautiful illusion - the word ‘glamour’ originally meant a literal magic spell - that promises to transcend ordinary life and make the ideal real. It depends on a special combination of mystery and grace. Too much information breaks the spell. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Kidney disease is a low-profile, unglamorous problem, a disease that disproportionately strikes minorities and the poor. Its celebrity spokesman is blue-collar comedian George Lopez, who received a kidney from his wife. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Kidney donors don’t have to be close relatives of recipients, but they do need to have the right blood type. And kidneys from living donors tend to last many years longer than kidneys from deceased donors. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Bill Clinton has done some incredibly reckless, irresponsible things as president. But his campaign to expand Medicare entitlements has to rank among the worst. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Viewers don’t care how big media companies are. They care whether they can dump those they don’t like, whether because of lousy service or because of crummy shows. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Rising living standards - whether in a village, a region, a nation, or the world - depend first on specialization: on letting people concentrate on what they do best and trade with others who specialize in other things. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at least in public. Nobody wants the stigma of being thought poor. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) We know beauty when we see it, and our reactions are remarkably consistent. Beauty is not just a social construct, and not every girl is beautiful just the way she is. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Cosmetics makers have always sold ‘hope in a jar’ - creams and potions that promise youth, beauty, sex appeal, and even love for the women who use them. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future well-being. (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Progress through trial and error depends not only on making trials, but on recognizing errors (Virginia Postrel Quotes) The mobile middle class gravitates to the cities where housing is affordable (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place (Virginia Postrel Quotes) In a dynamic, decentralized system of individual choice and responsibility, people do not have to trust any authority but their own (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Medicare is immune from the competitive pressures that force private insurers to pay attention to what patients and doctors want (Virginia Postrel Quotes) At the simplest level, only people who know they do not know everything will be curious enough to find things out (Virginia Postrel Quotes) Glamour doesn’t just happen, people don’t wake up in the morning glamorous (Virginia Postrel Quotes)

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