"The linear, mechanistic view of the world which pervades orthodox economics is simply not capable of capturing the richness and complexity of the rhythms and fluctuations of developed economies."

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

Paul Ormerod

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“Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as colonials. Independence was no conscious goal, secretly nurtured in cellar or jungle by bearded conspirators, but a reluctant last resort, to preserve "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."”

Source : Samuel Eliot Morison (1972). “The Oxford history of the American people”, Signet
“Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.”
“You can't say the negro left the Republican party; the negro feels he was evicted from the Republican party.”

Source : "Edward W Brooke, first black man to win popular election to US Senate, dies" by the Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. January 3, 2015.
“I love creating music and television and film. I love the hustle, I love the grind, I love working sixteen- and eighteen-hour days and waking up at four the next morning and going to the gym. I love that.”
“I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.”

Source : "Quick treatment could have saved Richardson", www.today.com. March 20, 2009.
“We have to take care of the moment and then move on to the next. We can't worry about what's to come.”

Source : Zane (2012). “The Zane Collection #1: The Sex Chronicles, Nervous, and Skyscraper”, p.362, Simon and Schuster
“There are some writers who also enjoy being authors, and are good at it as well. There is nothing performative about writing, but there is about being a writer.”

Source : Interview with Alexis Cheung, believermag.com. November 20, 2017.
“It turns out that it's easier to do politics in a movie. People really don't want it in their TV.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. November 3, 2010.

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