"Economists are always recommending the elimination of this or that market imperfection ... no astrophysicist recommends the elimination of planets that he does not like."

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Source : Lester C. Thurow (1984). “Dangerous currents: the state of economics”, Vintage

Lester Thurow

#Imperfection Quotes #Doe Quotes #Elimination Quotes

“No one gives it to you. You have to take it.”
“Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.”

Source : Nobel Banquet Speech, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1986.
“I often try to tell kids to think about all the people who love you, don't cry over the one person who doesn't.”
“You had a lot of novice investors who got into the market looking for easy money, without any regard to the fundamentals. These stocks were running on fumes.”
“I'm very comfortable discussing my personal life, because it's so boring.”

Source : "Daniel Radcliffe Talks Broadway, Post -'Harry Potter' Life" by Eric Ditzian, www.mtv.com. March 14, 2011.
“The ones I loved fly as birds in the open sky above me. Soaring, weaving, calling to me to join them. I want so badly to follow them, but the seawater saturates my wings, making it impossible to lift them. The ones I hated have taken to the water, horrible scaled things that tear my salty flesh with needle teeth. Biting again and again. Dragging me beneath the surface.”
“I'm fascinated with worlds where there's a small population left, whether it's a movie or these TV shows that fascinate me - 'Falling Skies' or 'The Walking Dead' - they are about survival and triumphing over difficult times. I just have a thing for 'em.”
“Can I start by asking why your drawings abnormally suck?”

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