"Beware of economists who hide assumptions."

-- Anat R. Admati

#Assumption Quotes #Economist Quotes

“Just a rock, a dome of snow, the deep blue sky, and a hunk of orange-painted metal from which a shredded American flag cracked in the wind. Nothing more. Except two tiny figures walking together those last few feet to the top of the Earth.”

Source : Peter Potterfield, Tom Hornbein (2003). “Everest”, p.141, The Mountaineers Books
“I think it's inevitable that some of the court's decisions will be found by a segment of the public to be not the right decision or subject to criticism.”
“I like making films about old people because they are repositories of amazing stories that they tell well. And they're incredibly good telly.”
“We read many books, because we cannot know enough people.”
“The Internet of Money, bitcoin, is releasing 50 yrs. of pent up innovation in finance, because it offers innovation without permission.”
“If you consider that a single straight line can be drawn between any two points, one day I'm going to draw a line from him to me or me to him.”

Source : Delphine de Vigan (2010). “No and Me”, p.14, A&C Black
“Every child can remember laying his head in the grass, staring into the infinitesimal forest and seeing it grow populous with fairy armies.”
“Each project, I suffer like I'm starting over again in life. There's a lot of healthy insecurity that fuels this stuff.”

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