"By elevating the dictum of the market to the role of the sole criterion of rationality and efficiency, economics denies even all "respectability" to the distinction between essential and non-essential consumption, between productive and unproductive labor, between actual and potential surplus."

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Source : Paul A. Baran (1968). “Political Econ of Growth”, p.25, NYU Press

Paul A. Baran

#Essentials Quotes #Roles Quotes #Economics Quotes

“I sit down to the piano regularly at nine-o'clock in the morning and Mesdames les Muses have learned to be on time for that rendezvous.”
“I went to an audition the other day, they were casting 13 people to be clouds, 14 people showed up, it was overcast.”
“Science fiction is what I point at when I say science fiction.”
“I don't believe in doing things just to do them.”

Source : "Jennifer Hudson: 'Nativity' Actress Sings 'Silent Night' in First Look Trailer" by Brittney R. Villalva, www.christianpost.com. July 2, 2013.
“...Just 'cause somethin' ain't been done Don't mean it can't be did...”
“Go for a business that any idiot can run - because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.”
“The heart of mathematics consists of concrete examples and concrete problems. Big general theories are usually afterthoughts based on small but profound insights; the insights themselves come from concrete special cases.”

Source : Paul Richard Halmos (1983). “Selecta: expository writing”, Springer Verlag
“I know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything.”

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