Quote by Joseph Stiglitz
Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to ru

Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. – Joseph Stiglitz

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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. – Joseph Stiglitz

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Family
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My teachers helped guide and motivate me but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst. – Joseph Stiglitz

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Learning
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Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently. – Joseph Stiglitz

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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. – Matsuo Basho

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If you want to be found stand where the seeker seeks. – Sidney Lanier

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Memory is not wisdom idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory? – Martin Farquhar Tupper

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If I dont have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance. – Leo Buscaglia

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Next time I see you, remind me not to talk to you. – Groucho Marx

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A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it. – Marcel Proust

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We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each others happiness, not by each others misery. – Charlie Chaplin

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When I go to a restaurant, I eat three-quarters of the food in front of me. That cuts my calorie intake by 25 percent. – Bobby Flay

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Food