"Marx, however imperfectly he worked out the details, set himself the task of discovering the law of motion of capitalism, and if there is any hope of progress in economics at all, it must be in using academic methods to solve the problems posed by Marx."

-- Joan Robinson

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“Serenity of manners is the zenith of beauty.”
“What we really need is to realize how little we really need.”
“Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana. The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can't remember what they are.”

Source : "The hard shell" by Richard Johnson, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2006.
“You can create many lies from Truth, but you cannot create any truths from lies.”
“With respect to the first of these obstacles, it has often been made a matter of grave complaint against Political Economists, that they confine their attention to Wealth, and disregard all consideration of Happiness or Virtue.”

Source : Nassau William Senior (1836). “An Outline of the Science of Political Economy”, p.130
“Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be felt with the soul.”
“Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don't have any.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's the ultimate identity theft when you start messing with somebody's work. Thinking that you could edit the work, or mix it differently, or re-EQ it, or make claims about it that aren't true.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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