"It should be possible to emphasize to students that the level of employment is a macroeconomic issue, depending in the short run on aggregate demand and depending in the long run on the natural rate of unemployment, with microeconomic policies like tariffs having little net effect. Trade policy should be debated in terms of its impact on efficiency, not in terms of phoney numbers about jobs created or lost."

-- Paul Krugman

#Running Quotes #Jobs Quotes #Numbers Quotes

“When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was that it wasnâ€™t a bad sad at all. It was just something that made everyone look around at each other and know that they were there. Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think thatâ€™s all you can ever ask from a friend.”
“I donâ€™t understand all the nuances of the womenâ€™s movement. But I do understand that there are feminists who want to challenge the dominant paradigm, not only of patriarchy, but of where the original wealth came from and the relationship of that wealth to other peoples and the earth. That is the only way that that I think you can really get to the depth of the problem.”
“The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross.”
“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”
“Robin is a handsome ephebic boy, usually shown in his uniform with bare legs. He is buoyant with energy and devoted to nothing on earth or in interplanetary space as much as to Bruce Wayne. He often stands with his legs spread, the genital region discreetly evident.”

Source : Fredric Wertham (1972). “Seduction of the innocent”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc
“With all due respect, many in the entertainment industry are deep into mind-altering substance abuse, and when one's logic and intellectual calculating powers are replaced with dopey feel-good, fantasy-driven denial, the democratic party serves them well.”
“I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart.”
“I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude.”

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