"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists."

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Source : "Marx, Marshall and Keynes" (1955)

Joan Robinson

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“I loathe hair salons. People have always told me I am in the wrong business because I can't stand getting my hair cut or having it messed around with. Hairdressers feel as if they've got to be your shrinks. I just want them to do my hair so I can get out of there.”

Source : "The close-up". Interview with Simon Chilvers, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.
“War can't end terrorism. War is terrorism.”
“I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America.”
“I'm a pretty strange guy, so it takes a pretty strange thing to make me think that somebody else is strange. I'm really looking forward to something strange happening to me, but it hasn't really happened yet. The strangest thing someone ever told me was that they were watching our show, and they said they should have worn diapers.”
“You want to fall in love with a shoe, go ahead. A shoe can't love you back, but, on the other hand, a shoe can't hurt you too deeply either. And there are so many nice-looking shoes.”

Source : Allan Sherman (1965). “A gift of laughter: the autobiography of Allan Sherman”
“It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.”
“If an organ gets a "dis-ease" you want to care for it like a wounded friend, not an enemy who's turned against you.”
“Pushers don't pay taxes.”

Source : Song: Calling Mr. Welfare, Album: It's a Big Daddy Thing

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