"Most of economics can be summarized in four words: 'People respond to incentives.' The rest is commentary."

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Source : Steven E. Landsburg (2012). “The Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

Steven Landsburg

#People Quotes #Incentives Quotes #Four Quotes

“Valentine's Day's not for men.”
“A saint is a sinner who loves; it's that simple!”

Source : Attributed to Catherine Doherty in "Inflamed by Love" by Jean Fox, 2002.
“It is often difficult to watch yourself onscreen, especially 60-feet high. As an actor, it is an uncomfortable experience.”

Source : Interview with William Van Meter, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 18, 2011.
“While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see.”
“Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”
“The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.”
“The current health crisis, however, is a little more the work of the evil empire. We were told, we were assured, that the more meat and dairy and poultry we ate, the healthier we'd be”
“I really don't understand how bipartisanship is ever going to work when one of the parties is insane. Imagine trying to negotiate an agreement on dinner plans with your date, and you suggest Italian and she states her preference would be a meal of tire rims and anthrax. If you can figure out a way to split the difference there and find a meal you will both enjoy, you can probably figure out how bipartisanship is going to work the next few years.”

Source : "You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back" by John Cole, www.balloon-juice.com. February 5, 2009.

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