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
I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. – Joseph Stiglitz
Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently. – Joseph Stiglitz
Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom. – Joseph Stiglitz
My parents started with very little and were the only ones in their families to graduate from college. As parents, they focused on education, but did not stop at academics – they made sure that we knew music, saw art and theatre and traveled – even though it meant budgeting like crazy. – Jennifer Garner