"Economists can never be free of from difficulties unless they will distinguish between a theory and the application of a theory."

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Source : William Stanley Jevons (1871). “The Theory of Political Economy”, p.106

William Stanley Jevons

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“Women without men are usually nervous. ... The important thing is to have a man, even if you just like him. Pleasing him, you will please yourself.”
“Recent demonstration projects have shown that with some Federal support, a little funding can go a long way toward ensuring that low-income children have access to good oral health care.”
“I appeal to the responsibility of the blocs and the major powers, not to seek security in the arms race, but rather in a meeting for joint disarmament and arms limitations.”
“I write books because I have always been fascinated by stories and language, and because I love thinking about what makes people tick. Writing a story... 'The Giver' or any other... is simply an exploration of the nature of behavior: why people do what they do, how it affects others, how we change and grow, and what decisions we make along the way.”
“For a season, a gifted speaker can inspire with his words, but for a lifetime John McCain has inspired with his deeds.”
“When we were only acquaintances, you let me be myself, but now you're always protecting me... I won't be protected. I will choose for myself what is ladylike and right. To shield me is an insult. Can't I be trusted to face the truth but I must get it second-hand through you? A woman's place!”
“Love's not only blind but deaf.”
“The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.”

Source : "The Elements of Style". Book by William Strunk Jr. Chapter II: "Elementary Principles of Composition", 1918.

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