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

Other quotes by Joseph Stiglitz

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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Politics
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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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One must spend time in gathering knowledge to give it out richly. – Edward C. Steadman

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Wisdom

Wisdom begins in wonder. – Socrates

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Wisdom

I do interviews because its a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I dont have any great wisdom. – Parker Stevenson

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Wisdom

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. – Norman Douglas

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For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations. – Paul Cezanne

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If you eat a lot of starchy foods, introduce a vegetable once a week, then twice a week, and then three times a week. Slowly fill your diet with new flavors. By the time youre ready to let go of whatever it is you want to let go of, youve got a full menu. – Lisa Edelstein

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Africa has no future. – V. S. Naipaul

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Books are not men and yet they stay alive. – Henry Ward Beecher

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