Ha-Joon Chang Quotes

Sometimes people with strong ideology, whether left-wing or right-wing, refuse to do something simply because they believe it is wrong, when doing it actually benefits them. For some people, it's not just about money and political power.

Ha-Joon Chang

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I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.

Kate Middleton
- Father
- Me
- Friendly
The fallacy of the neoclassicals is their tenet that total employment, though hit by shocks, can be said always to be heading back to some normal level.

Edmund Phelps
- Always
- Said
- Employment
Realism hasn't fallen out of favor with most people, who are interested in people's lives rather than gymnastics of style or literary trends. It's a certain kind of academic who undervalues realism, largely because it is not amenable to endless exegesis.

Vikram Seth
- People
- Kind
- Style
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Man
- Years
- Errors
I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

Jackson Pollock
- Painting
- Canvas
- Ever
It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.

Adam Cohen
- Government
- Learn
- Doors