Barry Eichengreen The consequences of a collapse would not be pretty. Whichever country precipitated it – Germany by threatening to abandon the euro, or Greece or Spain by actually doing so – would trigger economic chaos and incur its neighbours’ wrath. – Barry Eichengreen Abandon Quotes Chaos Quotes Collapse Quotes Consequences Quotes Country Quotes Economic Quotes Euro Quotes Germany Quotes Greece Quotes Incur Quotes Neighbours Quotes Precipitated Quotes Pretty Quotes Spain Quotes Threatening Quotes Trigger Quotes Wrath Quotes For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment – now, as in the 1930s – is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant portion of the labour force will be impaired. Why was there so much work-sharing in the 1930s? One reason is that government pushed for it. In his memoirs, President Herbert Hoover estimated that as many as two million workers avoided unemployment as a result of his efforts to promote work-sharing.
David Villa Looking back and thinking about the past and what I’ve done makes no sense – I’d like to keep achieving things. Then, when I retire, I will appreciate everything that’s happened and everything I’ve achieved. – David Villa
Jon Favreau There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie. Sometimes the splash happens, like with ‘Swingers,’ where it sort of slowly ripples out, yet everybody could quote it. Or it could be something like ‘Elf,’ where you just make a big splash right off the bat when the movie comes out. – Jon Favreau
Sebastian Seung I’m tremendously optimistic about the future of my discipline, yet understanding the brain is so difficult that we neuroscientists need help. – Sebastian Seung
Lil Rel Howery I can’t wait for the rest of my career to meet these young writers and filmmakers so that I can produce and push a lot of their stories out there. – Lil Rel Howery
Peter Maurer Trust into leadership evaporates with communities when they see that their problems are not adequately addressed, neither at the national level nor at the international arena. – Peter Maurer
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