"'Murphys law of economic policy': Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed; they have the most influence on policy where they know the least and disagree most vehemently."

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Source : "New ball game, same old team" by Faisal Islam, www.theguardian.com. March 6, 2004.

Alan Blinder

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“Like most guys, I've always liked watches. I can always check the time on my phone, but having a watch is so much better.”
“I cannot see how it can be argued that one should speak in tones of reverence and awe about the alleged divine instruction-in Psalms-to grab the defenseless bodies of innocent infants and dash their brains out against the nearest rocks or walls.”

Source : Steve Allen (1993). “More Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and Morality”
“The Dutch practice euthanasia so briskly that they will kill themselves even before the Islamists get around to it.”
“I’m saying there is evil in the world,” Master Kit said, hefting the box on his hip, “and doubt is the weapon that guards against it.”
“I've gotta be honest, it is a little of a mystery to me. I consider myself very sentimental, very sensitive, but obviously my outward appearance is a bit scruffy-haired, and I have a general tendency toward snarling at people, and a sort of misanthropic nature. Maybe that is what people actually read. I do actually believe that misanthropy and sensitivity go hand in hand, because I have a tremendous disappointment in the ways of the world.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“I don't really do that whole 'single life' thing. I'm kind of heads down and get things done.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I would rather marry a good man, a man of mind, with a hope and bright prospects ahead for position, fame and power than to marry all the houses, gold and bones in the world.”
“I've always wondered what it means to the Republican Party to be pro-Israel. My husband says that is is because certain sects of Christianity need Jews in Israel for the second coming.”

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