"In strategic affairs, clarity and consistency are very important."

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Ashton Carter

#Consistency Quotes #Important Quotes #Clarity Quotes

“It's been an extraordinary journey. I have learned so much along the way. I entered the modeling industry as a business person already. I always knew I belonged on the other side of the camera.”
“Our human bodies are miracles, not because they defy laws of nature, but precisely because they obey them.”
“Since God is infinite he should be infinitely interesting as well.”
“Whenever a man enters the realm of prostitutes he's always regarded as a possible customer. If you enter as a woman, you're regarded as somebody who could be in the same place. Being a man brings the perspective of flirtation.”
“It's a gold rush ad we're selling the shovels.”
“Whether or not someone sexualizes you for wearing an outfit, that's their problem and not yours.”
“The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes him so much he must get rid of it. He has no peace until then. Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies.”
“Larger deficits are necessary and proper means to mitigate unemployment as the far greater evil in terms of human welfare.”

Source : William Spencer Vickrey (2004). “Full Employment and Price Stability: The Macroeconomic Vision of William S. Vickrey”, Edward Elgar Pub

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