Douglass North Quotes

In 1972 I married again, to Elisabeth Case; she continues to be wife, companion, critic and editor: a partner in the projects and programs that we undertake.

Douglass North

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 5, 1920 - November 23, 2015

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Before, I'd photograph anything. I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body.

Jock Sturges

ThinkBodyMorePhotographAnything

Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing.

John Dickerson

BusinessPoliticsDo The Right Thing

There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.

John Lewis

ActionNeedMovementDirect

I believe those that produce the least emissions in autos will also be those who have the greatest success worldwide.

Angela Merkel

SuccessBelieveWillI BelieveWho

Directing is really my favorite thing to do, but if I never directed again, I'd be okay if all the work I did was good.

Jeff Garlin

WorkGoodNeverOkayFavoriteAgain

I feel I would love to close down for a number of years in some way and just be in the country making pork pies and chutneys and never have to poke my head out of the parapet.

Stephen Fry

LoveFeelDownCountryWayNever

I just hope that God will give me the strength that I can prove my worth.

Mirko Cro Cop

StrengthGodHopeMeWorthI Can

My family had to live in Vienna for three months, then in Italy for another nine, while we waited for refugee status.

Milana Vayntrub

FamilyLiveThreeStatusRefugee

The biggest problem that we have on the face of the planet is Iran getting a nuclear weapon.

Jason Chaffetz

FaceProblemPlanetWeaponNuclear

I grew up in the Boston suburbs and inherited a stubborn New England refusal to acknowledge frigid temperatures.

Josh Gondelman

StubbornNewBostonUpSuburbs

My brother is 10 years older than me, so whatever he listened to is what I listened to, and it was all rap.

Jon Bellion

BrotherMeYearsWhateverRapOlder

Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it's not because they couldn't do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would've been called the 'soft stuff.' You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff.

Douglas Conant

CommunicationPeopleWorldYouSoft

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