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Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial crisis became very severe, lasted essentially from 1929 to 1933. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#crisis #depression #despite #essentially #federal

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?' ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#always #am #ask #compared #hard

What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance. ↗

— Richard Parks Bland

#because #country #effect #i #importance

Human life is full of the play of samskaras - tendencies developed by repeated actions. ↗

— Vinoba Bhave

#developed #full #human #human life #life

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions. ↗

— Nik Wallenda

#distractions #i #life #my life #trained

We didn't have money to put out everything we wanted to put out. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#money #out #put #wanted

Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror. ↗

— Al Boliska

#airline #boredom #hours #interrupted #moments

I think the ethics and morals of genetic engineering are very complicated. It intrigues me. ↗

— Roger Spottiswoode

#engineering #ethics #genetic #genetic engineering #i

Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause. ↗

— Rudolf Bing

#cannot #disapproval #express #expressions #level

Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States. ↗

— John Bolton

#everybody #gets #interests #national #national interests