Despite the impression created by some economic pundits, the U.S. economy is not a delicate little machine that needs to be fine-tuned with exact precision by benevolent policymakers to keep from breaking down.
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Anger is like flowing water; there's nothing wrong with it as long as you let it flow. Hate is like ... C. JOYBELL C. Our bodies have five senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing. But not to be overlooked are the s... C. JOYBELL C. I cannot have a man who is afraid of everything, I don't have the time to soothe insecurities and fe... C. JOYBELL C. Humanity does not suffer from the disease of wrong beliefs but humanity suffers from the contagious ... C. JOYBELL C. I have realized; it is during the times I am far outside my element that I experience myself the mos... C. JOYBELL C. When I was little and running on the race track at school, I always stopped and waited for all the o... C. JOYBELL C. There are people who are generic. They make generic responses and they expect generic answers. They ... C. JOYBELL C. Growing up means learning what life is. When you're little, you have a set of ideals, standards, cri... C. JOYBELL C. The person in life that you will always be with the most, is yourself. Because even when you are wit... C. JOYBELL C. I'm unpredictable, I never know where I'm going until I get there, I'm so random, I'm always growing... C. JOYBELL C. The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore... C. JOYBELL C. No, I am not bitter, I am not hateful, and I am not unforgiving. I just don't like you. C. JOYBELL C. And I told him, I said: "One day you're going to miss the subway because it's not going to come. One... C. JOYBELL C.