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I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I’m enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier Picture Quote #1

Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldn’t be surprised by the effects of deregulation Picture Quote #1

There is only one difference between a bad economist and a good one: the bad economist confines himself to the visible effect; the good economist takes into account both the effect that can be seen and those effects that must be foreseen Picture Quote #1

Nature’s economy shall be the base for our own, for it is immutable, but ours is secondary. An economist without knowledge of nature is therefore like a physicist without knowledge of mathematics Picture Quote #1

However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is needed is some assurance that the analysis is actually relevant Picture Quote #1

I’m an economist by training. And I know that what works is a permanent increase in buying power Picture Quote #1

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An economist says that essentially more for you is less for me, but the lover knows that more for you is more for me, too Picture Quote #1

Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don’t expect dentists to be able to forecast how many teeth you’ll have when you’re 80. You expect them to give good advice and fix problems Picture Quote #1

A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here’s where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem Picture Quote #1

We will not overcome world poverty unless we manage climate change successfully. I’ve spent my life as a development economist, and it’s crystal clear that we succeed or fail on winning the battle against world poverty and managing climate change together. If we fail on one, we fail on the other Picture Quote #1

An economist is a man who knows a hundred ways of making love but doesn’t know any women Picture Quote #1

Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist Picture Quote #1

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An economist is a man that can tell you...what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable to be as good as anybody else’s too Picture Quote #1

When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I’m an economist, they usually ask about stock tips Picture Quote #1

As a preacher, I should be prompted to tell men, not so much how to get their wheat bread cheaper, as of the bread of life compared with which that is bran. Let a man only taste these loaves, and he becomes a skillful economist at once Picture Quote #1

I was teaching in one of the universities while the country was suffering from a severe famine. People were dying of hunger, and I felt very helpless. As an economist, I had no tool in my tool box to fix that kind of situation Picture Quote #1

What I’m asking for is a new economic order. I don’t know how to construct that; I’m not an economist Picture Quote #1

The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think that any economist disputes that we’re in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is that we’re getting a consensus around what needs to be done Picture Quote #1

The aim of the popularization of economic studies is not to make every man an economist. The idea is to equip the citizen for his civic functions in community life Picture Quote #1

An economist is someone who sees something that works in practice and wonders if it would work in theory Picture Quote #1

A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist Picture Quote #1

As an economist, whenever I hear the word shortage I wait for the other shoe to drop. That other shoe is usually price control Picture Quote #1

Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist Picture Quote #1

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Everything which the economist takes from you in the way of life and humanity, he restores to you in the form of money and wealth Picture Quote #1

If you laid ever economist in the country end to end you would still not reach a conclusion Picture Quote #1

Be saving, but not at the cost of all liberality. Have the soul of a king and the hand of a wise economist Picture Quote #1

Take care to be an economist in prosperity. There is no fear of your being one in adversity Picture Quote #1

The idea of a non-growing economy may be an anathema to an economist. But the idea of a continually growing economy is an anathema to an ecologist Picture Quote #1

I’m not an economist; I’m a hacker who has spent his career exploring and repairing large networks Picture Quote #1

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I spent many years of my life as an economist and demographer. I was finally distracted by writing my novels and poetry. I’m enormously happy that was the case. I feel that with writing I have found my metier (Economist Quotes) Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldn’t be surprised by the effects of deregulation (Economist Quotes) There is only one difference between a bad economist and a good one: the bad economist confines himself to the visible effect; the good economist takes into account both the effect that can be seen and those effects that must be foreseen (Economist Quotes) Nature’s economy shall be the base for our own, for it is immutable, but ours is secondary. An economist without knowledge of nature is therefore like a physicist without knowledge of mathematics (Economist Quotes) However, the fact that an economist offers a theoretical analysis does not and should not automatically command respect. What is needed is some assurance that the analysis is actually relevant (Economist Quotes) I’m an economist by training. And I know that what works is a permanent increase in buying power (Economist Quotes) An economist says that essentially more for you is less for me, but the lover knows that more for you is more for me, too (Economist Quotes) Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can. You don’t expect dentists to be able to forecast how many teeth you’ll have when you’re 80. You expect them to give good advice and fix problems (Economist Quotes) A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here’s where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem (Economist Quotes) We will not overcome world poverty unless we manage climate change successfully. I’ve spent my life as a development economist, and it’s crystal clear that we succeed or fail on winning the battle against world poverty and managing climate change together. If we fail on one, we fail on the other (Economist Quotes) An economist is a man who knows a hundred ways of making love but doesn’t know any women (Economist Quotes) Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist (Economist Quotes) An economist is a man that can tell you...what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable to be as good as anybody else’s too (Economist Quotes) When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I’m an economist, they usually ask about stock tips (Economist Quotes) As a preacher, I should be prompted to tell men, not so much how to get their wheat bread cheaper, as of the bread of life compared with which that is bran. Let a man only taste these loaves, and he becomes a skillful economist at once (Economist Quotes) I was teaching in one of the universities while the country was suffering from a severe famine. People were dying of hunger, and I felt very helpless. As an economist, I had no tool in my tool box to fix that kind of situation (Economist Quotes) What I’m asking for is a new economic order. I don’t know how to construct that; I’m not an economist (Economist Quotes) The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist (Economist Quotes) I don’t think that any economist disputes that we’re in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is that we’re getting a consensus around what needs to be done (Economist Quotes) The aim of the popularization of economic studies is not to make every man an economist. The idea is to equip the citizen for his civic functions in community life (Economist Quotes) An economist is someone who sees something that works in practice and wonders if it would work in theory (Economist Quotes) A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist (Economist Quotes) As an economist, whenever I hear the word shortage I wait for the other shoe to drop. That other shoe is usually price control (Economist Quotes) Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist (Economist Quotes) Everything which the economist takes from you in the way of life and humanity, he restores to you in the form of money and wealth (Economist Quotes) If you laid ever economist in the country end to end you would still not reach a conclusion (Economist Quotes) Be saving, but not at the cost of all liberality. Have the soul of a king and the hand of a wise economist (Economist Quotes) Take care to be an economist in prosperity. There is no fear of your being one in adversity (Economist Quotes) The idea of a non-growing economy may be an anathema to an economist. But the idea of a continually growing economy is an anathema to an ecologist (Economist Quotes) I’m not an economist; I’m a hacker who has spent his career exploring and repairing large networks (Economist Quotes)

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