"We have to be more modest in what we claim."

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Source : Source: www.minneapolisfed.org

Kenneth Arrow

#Claims Quotes #Modest Quotes

“I drink red wine on ice to water it down.”
“Food is a product of supply and demand, so try to figure out where the supplies are fresh, the suppliers are creative, and the demanders are informed.”

Source : Tyler Cowen (2012). “An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies”, p.25, Penguin
“Accents can be a great tool to tell a story - but if you do it wrong, it pulls you right out of the movie.”
“I am the first prime minister of this country of neither English nor French origin. So I determined to bring about a Canadian citizenship that knew no hyphenated consideration....I'm very happy to be able to say that in the House of Commons today in my party we have members of Italian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Chinese and Ukrainian origin and they are all Canadians.”
“Let us assume that entertainment is the sole end of reading; even so I think you would hold that no mental employment is so broadening to the sympathies or so enlightening to the understanding. Other pursuits belong not to all times, all ages, all conditions; but this gives stimulus to our youth and diversion to our old age; this adds a charm to success, and offers a haven of consolation to failure. Through the night-watches, on all our journeyings, and in our hours of ease, it is our unfailing companion.”
“I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.”

Source : Interview with Paul Harris, paulharrisonline.blogspot.com. December 12, 1997.
“Ah come on, these streams of light are not so subtle. All along the ditch, signs of life in sinking puddles!”
“Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.”

Source : "The Seven Imperatives for Highly Successful Business Revolutionaries" by Don Tapscott, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 23, 2012.

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