"We need to abandon the economist's notion of the economy as a machine, with its attendant concept of equilibrium. A more helpful way of thinking about the economy is to imagine it as a living organism."

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Source : "The Death of Economics". Book by Paul Ormerod, 1994.

Paul Ormerod

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“All men - whether they go by the name of Americans or Russians orÂ Chinese or British or Malayans or Indians or Africans - haveÂ obligations to one another that transcend their obligations to theirÂ sovereign societies.”
“Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat.”
“Getting to be involved with fashion is one of the coolest things I've done.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word.”
“I'm not interested in the reviews by critics over the age of 15.”
“A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.”

Source : John Allen Fraser (1993). “The House of Commons at Work”, Montréal : Éditions de la Chenelière
“I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them.”
“I think people have had the understanding for many years that whatever happens with the separation of parents, that the kids automatically go to the mother. The fathers don't know their rights.”

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