#economics

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears and minds. And none can say that the response is ill advised. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life. ↗

— Peter Gallagher

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I started in college as a business major and finally transferred to home economics and studied making clothes. ↗

— Phillip Lim

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I don't believe in trickle-down economics. I don't think that people who have the most are inclined to share it, generally. ↗

— Dave Matthews

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Well, I think first of all, probably the most fundamental thing is that we are a mixed-signal analog semiconductor company, which, along with some of the other well-known names in the industry, enjoys very good economics. ↗

— David Milne

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Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics. ↗

— George Osborne

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Rather than dividing the world between good and evil, the Left divided the world in terms of economics. Economic classes, not moral values, explained human behavior. Therefore, to cite a common example, poverty, not one's moral value system, or lack of it, caused crime. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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Das Spiel ist der Inbegriff demokratischer Lebensart. Es ist die letzt uns verbliebene Seinsform. Der Spieltrieb ersetzt die Religiosität, beherrscht die Börse, die Politik, die Gerichtssäle, die Pressewelt, und er ist es, der uns seit Gottes Tod mental am Leben hält. ↗

— Juli Zeh

#game-theory #philosophy #religion #religion