Angus Deaton Quotes

Globalisation, for me, seems to be not first-order harm, and I find it very hard not to think about the billion people who have been dragged out of poverty as a result.

Angus Deaton

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• I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.

  

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• World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.

  

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• This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.

  

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• Globalisation, for me, seems to be not first-order harm, and I find it very hard not to think about the billion people who have been dragged out of poverty as a result.

  

  Angus Deaton
  • People
  • Poverty