"And for man to look upon himself as a capital good, even if it did not impair his freedom, may seem to debase him... by investing in themselves people can enlarge the range of choice available to them. It is one way free men can enhance their welfare."

-- Theodore Schultz

#Men Quotes #People Quotes #Choices Quotes

“I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.”
“Peace, like freedom, is no original state which existed from the start; we shall have to make it, in the truest sense of the word.”

Source : Willy Brandt (1971). “Peace: Writings and Speeches of the Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 1971”
“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”
“The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to understand that an economy may need some tender loving care, not just the so-called hard truths, if it's going to get by.”
“Focus your business on what you do best. Let everyone else worry about the rest.”
“Plants, like people, are social or anti-social: the good plant has to be able to live amicably with other plants in the border.”
“Sunflowers are like people to me.”
“I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic.”

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