"The truth seems . . . to be that in the ultimate and essential problem the economic factor is relatively superficial and unimportant."

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Source : Frank H. Knight, Ross B. Emmett (1999). “Selected Essays by Frank H. Knight, Volume 2: Laissez Faire: Pro and Con”, p.83, University of Chicago Press

Frank Knight

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“My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; Iâ€™m grateful for it the way Iâ€™m grateful for the ocean.”
“I'd like to do plays, maybe a one man show.”
“Children need people in order to become human.... It is primarily through observing, playing, and working with others older and younger than himself that a child discovers both what he can do and who he can become--that he develops both his ability and his identity.... Hence to relegate children to a world of their own is to deprive them of their humanity, and ourselves as well.”
“We take it for granted that life is hard and feel lucky to have whatever happiness we get. We do not look upon happiness as a birthright, nor do we expect it to be more than peace or contentment. Real joy, the state in which the Yequana spend much of their lives, is exceedingly rare among us.”

Source : Jean Liedloff (1985). “The Continuum Concept: Allowing Human Nature to Work Successfully”, p.148, Da Capo Press
“I think it's dead bodies that really haunt me.”

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“Over half a million women are raped in this country every year, and only a fraction of them report it because they're too ashamed. Itâ€™s a really screwed up world, but its not your fault, and what happened to you, it doesn't make you the monster.”
“Finally I'm really happy with the way I'm playing again after a couple of frustrating years.”
“One of the messages I presented to the coal industry was, "If you want to have major transmission built, start encouraging wind development." That's because the cultural value and acceptance of wind energy provides an opportunity to build transmission lines that are not as desirable with traditional forms of generation.”

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