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To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm. ↗


— Friedrich August von Hayek


#belief #enable #entirely #fact #harm

He will therefore have to use what knowledge he can achieve, not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork, but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment, in the manner in which the gardener does this for his plants. ↗


— Friedrich August von Hayek


#appropriate #craftsman #cultivate #does #environment

It is rather a problem of how to secure the best use of resources known to any of the members of society, for ends whose relative importance only those individuals know. ↗


— Friedrich August von Hayek


#best #ends #how #importance #individuals

We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we never know what the particular prices or wages are which would exist if the market were to bring about such an equilibrium. ↗


— Friedrich August von Hayek


#bring #call #conditions #equilibrium #establish

We know: of course, with regard to the market and similar social structures, a great many facts which we cannot measure and on which indeed we have only some very imprecise and general information. ↗


— Friedrich August von Hayek


#course #facts #general #great #indeed

At one point in my life, I was very involved with social causes. I'm still involved, but now I have a family and it's important to me. ↗


— Salma Hayek


#family #i #important #involved #life

For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later. ↗


— Salma Hayek


#coming #five #four #going #i

You know how macho boys get when they're all together? Well, the set of 'Desperado' was like that. They were all trying to put me down, saying, 'Bring on the stuntwoman, Salma can't do that.' But I did everything. ↗


— Salma Hayek


#did #down #everything #get #how

There is a bit of a movement as far as younger people in country music. That is cool because people are saying things like, 'I didn't listen to country music until so-and-so came along.' And I'm like, 'Yeah! Now you know why I love it.' ↗


— Hunter Hayes


#as far as #because #bit #came #cool

Just, you know, you can't put bread in a cold oven. You know, you've got to take your time. You've got to heat it up. So that's what, that's what I like to do with my music. I like to build it, and build it into a maddening, exciting crescendo. ↗


— Isaac Hayes


#build #cold #exciting #got #heat






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