Paul Samuelson Asia’s governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies – and older, fragile authoritarian regimes. – Paul Samuelson Asias Quotes Authoritarian Quotes Broad Quotes Democracies Quotes Fragile Quotes Governments Quotes Regimes Quotes Varieties Quotes I believe, in the stock market – that’s one of my fields – that most people are irrational. And to be irrational, you can be irrational in so many different ways that, practically, the result is indeterminate. I think that it’s more important for an economist to be wise and sophisticated in scientific method than it is for a physicist because with controlled laboratory experiments possible, they practically guide you; you couldn’t go astray. Whereas in economics, by dogma and misunderstanding, you can go very sadly astray.
Simon Kinberg I think the best science fiction, especially literature, is political in nature and is often an allegory about something problematic in our world, and it’s something that makes the ‘X-Men’ comics so relevant – they’re about xenophobia and prejudice. – Simon Kinberg
Rob Reiner It’s a very slow process – two steps forward, one step back – but I’m inching in the right direction. – Rob Reiner
John Updike Imagine writing a poem with a sweating, worried-looking boy handing you a different pencil at the end of every word. My golf, you may say, is no poem; nevertheless, I keep wanting it to be one. – John Updike
Bob Schieffer I can’t think of any other job in journalism where the newsmakers come to you. – Bob Schieffer
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