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Joseph Stiglitz Quotes

There is something about the mindset of a scientist that is different - an awareness of uncertainty, modeling, proof.

Joseph Stiglitz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 9, 1943

Topics

Uncertainty Mindset Modeling Proof

A strong story can move me to tears, and it doesn't matter whether it's a science-fiction or fantasy world. It's about what happens to a person, the choices they make. That's what's interesting.

Me Tears World Choices Story Strong

You're a socialite because you're born into it. That's not what I want.

You Born Want Because

While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase accountability and restore the public's trust in government.

Trust Vacation Government Legal Now

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.

Job Government Doing Long You Bad

Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which I am otherwise all too conscious, I frequently, and unrepentantly, overdress for the occasion.

I Am Chance Evening Jump Pajamas

Just as characteristic, perhaps, is the intellectual interdependence created through the development of the modern media of communication: post, telegraph, telephone, and popular press.

Christian Lous Lange

Communication Media Intellectual Post

In my lyrics, I used to always state two years ahead. I did that to make it seem like we were ahead of our time - a time capsule almost. It had never been done before.

Time Done Ahead Never Two Always

A place that doesn't welcome tourists, that's really difficult and off the map, is a place I want to see.

Welcome Place Want Map Difficult

I would still encourage somebody, if they wanted to make a movie, to just go take a movie camera. That's clearly been shown to work.

Nicole Holofcener

Work Camera Go Clearly Take Been

We all have a fear of the unknown what one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.

Lillian Russell

Fear World Unknown Will Difference

Expressing the thoughts of my comrades, I suggested, among other means, the organization of an international information service on inventories, on production, and on the needs of the various countries for raw materials.

Service Thoughts Organization Raw

I think everything that I've done, I've been involved with for longer. Either you develop it from scratch, or you take something, and you develop it, and you work on the script, but I'm not sure how good I'd be at just sort of taking a piece of material and being a director for hire like that.

Kevin Macdonald

Work Good Think You Done Director

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