"An economist is a scoundrel who tells you the way things are rather than the way you want them to be."

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William Nordhaus

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“I think I'm funny because my family, my siblings were funny.”
“I am the King of Frost Giants. And if you've seen any of the Frost Giants, you know that I am, of course, the Napoleon of Frost Giants. We've got some massive, fabulous guys who dwarf me and come in at around eight-and-a-half feet, nine feet. But, no. Can't you tell by the commanding presence? I am the boss.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The first consideration for all, throughout life, is the earning of a living.”

Source : Saikaku Ihara (1955). “Nippon Eitaigura: The Way to Wealth”
“Dismantling the ego, quieting the mind, isn't something you can actively undertake to do. It just happens on its own, when you consciously accept the moment you are in, when you don't fight the present reality with thoughts of how you'd like it to be otherwise, or what you're afraid the next moment might bring, when you don't resist with justification or regret or blame of self or other.”

Source : Jan Frazier (2007). “When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening”, p.192, Weiser Books
“When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.”
“It [discovering Finnish] was like discovering a wine-cellar filled with bottles of amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before. It quite intoxicated me.”
“The fault we admit to is seldom the fault we have, but it has a certain relationship to it, a somewhat similar shape, like that of a sleeve to an arm.”
“There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience.”

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