Richard Thaler Quotes
In the world of traditional economics, it shouldn't matter whether you use an opt-in or opt-out system. So long as the costs of registering as a donor or a nondonor are low, the results should be similar. But many findings of behavioral economics show that tiny disparities in such rules can make a big difference.
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I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!
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Stax was rejoicing in the difference in who we are, and that's what you see in the film.
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No genuinely avant-garde artist should ever be on the government dole.
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I gradually became persuaded that the subjects, without intending to, had revealed to me a basic truth about markets that was foreign to the literature of economics.
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I'm extremely particular how my look should be in a film.
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Journalism students need to understand it and need a solid background in the liberal arts, in sociology, economics, literature and language, because they won't get it later on.
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We are all Adam's children - it's just the skin that makes all the difference.
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When we started looking at the bigger television ecosystem, you see that there's not that many serialized TV shows being made for TV. The economics are lousy: They don't sell into syndication well; they're expensive to produce.
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In most cases, the news is not really news. But in some cases, discoveries are made and should be listened to.
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'Economics for Everybody' begins with understanding God's principles for organizing His creation and what that means for us as creatures and stewards.
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Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so they can spend more later.
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I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.
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If there's one perk, it's being the quarterback of America's team and being able to make a difference off the field.
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There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything." and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyways. Either way, nothing happens."
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There is no special way a photograph should look.
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I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference.
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All economists should be locked up until they admit that they don't know what they're talking about.
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You should know how to work hard but also enjoy the work.
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Industries with rapid change are the enemy of the investor. Tech businesses, particularly biotech, is a problem from that point of view. All industries work with change, but you should ideally be investing in businesses with a low rate of change, not a high rate of change.
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Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?
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Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.
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And the next time a pretty girl looks twice at you, start running. They're more trouble than they're worth.
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In the world of traditional economics, it shouldn't matter whether you use an opt-in or opt-out system. So long as the costs of registering as a donor or a nondonor are low, the results should be similar. But many findings of behavioral economics show that tiny disparities in such rules can make a big difference.
