Emily Oster When I meet people on airplanes and they find out I’m an economist, they usually ask about stock tips. – Emily Oster Airplanes Quotes Economist Quotes Meet Quotes People Quotes Stock Quotes Tips Quotes I tell my micro students everything I teach them is important, but the truth is that some things are more useful than others, and opportunity cost is near the top. How much is an hour of your time worth? It’s worth whatever wage you would get if you spent that hour working. If you work for an hourly rate, this is an easy calculation. Even if you work for a salary and a fixed number of hours, the principle is the same: It’s whatever your salary works out to per hour.
Aimee Bender Generally, I think most of my writing tends to have some kind of magical element to it. That’s the way I can access the emotional life of the character. – Aimee Bender
Joseph Brodsky Unlike life, a work of art never gets taken for granted: it is always viewed against its precursors and predecessors. – Joseph Brodsky
DeathWilbur Smith The first novel I wrote was a monster – clocking in at 180,000 words – but it died a death, a death it deserved. It was called ‘The Gods First Make Mad.’ It was a good title, but it was the only good thing about the book. I didn’t let that put me off. – Wilbur Smith
Mitch Gaylord A team championship doesn’t happen because three people score 10s, it happens because all the guys score well. In my opinion, everyone deserved 10s, we’re all 10s on this team. – Mitch Gaylord
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