It’s not bringing in the new ideas that’s so hard; it’s getting rid of the old ones.
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNESTo our generation Einstein has been made to become a double symbol – a symbol of the mind travelling in the cold regions of space, and a symbol of the brave and generous outcast, pure in heart and cheerful of spirit.
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The power to become habituated to his surroundings and therefore to no longer be grateful for what is good in it is a marked characteristic of mankind and needs to be fought against if a person is to be happy.
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Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one.
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It economics is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions.
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All production is for the purpose of ultimately satisfying a consumer.
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When the facts change, I change my mind.
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The key to selecting the winner isn’t choosing the face you think is the most beautiful but rather the face other people will pick
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Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.
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Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.
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If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out.
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The destruction of the inducement to invest by an excessive liquidity-preference was the outstanding evil, the prime impediment to the growth of wealth, in the ancient and medieval worlds.
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But the dreams of designing diplomats do not always prosper, and we must trust the future .
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When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done.
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Perhaps a day might come when there would be at last be enough to go round, and when posterity could enter into the enjoyment of our labors.
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It is a good thing to make mistakes so long as you’re found out quickly.
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When my information changes, I alter my conclusions. What do you do, sir?
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