"Economics is uncertain because its fundamental subject matter is not money but human action. That's why economics is not the dismal science, it's no science at all."

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Source : "The science of ignorance" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. November 25, 2008.

Julian Baggini

#Fundamentals Quotes #Matter Quotes #Action Quotes

“You must ask for God's help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.”
“There's a competitive fire inside me. I can't get enough. I live to compete daily in my own life.”
“I hurt easy, I just don't show it. You can hurt someone and not even know it.”
“The more you drop into your heart, the more God can drop into your mind.”
“Self-tragedy is always a great way to dramatize yourself - ask any teenager.”
“We offer our prayers in weakness but they ascend in power because of the blood of Jesus.”
“The belief in the probability of death with dignity is our, and societyâ€™s, attempt to deal with the reality of what is all too frequently a series of destructive events that involve by their very nature the disintegration of the dying personâ€™s humanity. I have not often seen much dignity in the process by which we die.”
“Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.”

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