"The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues."

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Source : William Spencer Vickrey (2004). “Full Employment and Price Stability: The Macroeconomic Vision of William S. Vickrey”, Edward Elgar Pub

William Vickrey

#Impact Quotes #Government Quotes #Poor Quotes

“I have an Honors Degree in Drama from the University of Alberta, but when it was done I knew a life in modern theatre was not for me. While figuring out what the hell I might do instead of theatre, I spent a couple of days on a horror film doing stunt work. I'd never been behind the camera before, and I loved everything about it. I joined the local film co-op - The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta - because you could trade skills for experience. These indie filmmakers were making their own stuff their own way, all the time. Instant education.”

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“I'm ingrained in a lot of - almost too many - causes and struggles around the world because that's where I come from.”

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“The history of science can be viewed as the recasting of phenomena that were once thought to be accidents as phenomena that can be understood in terms of fundamental causes and principles.”
“Mathematics has not a foot to stand upon which is not purely metaphysical.”
“I'm definitely preoccupied by thinking I'm just a biological thing. I want to feel that there's more, but so often I'm reminded of how we're just like baboons, basically.”
“One writes not by will but by surrender.”
“Hillary Clinton has reportedly accepted Barack Obama's offer to become secretary of state. That's what they're saying in the New York Times. Yeah, according to Bill Clinton, this is the first time in 20 years that Hillary has said 'yes.'”
“An ardent temperament makes one very vulnerable to dreamkillers.”

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