Leonid Hurwicz Quotes

I had the belief that many troubles you could observe on the European continent were due to politicians not understanding economic phenomena. Even if they had good intentions, they didn't have the skills to solve problems.

Leonid Hurwicz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality: polish
  • Birth: August 21, 1917 - June 24, 2008

Topics

GoodProblemsUnderstandingYou

Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.

Meister Eckhart

GodManDoorFar AwayHandNever

It's easy to create a country, all you have to do is to think of a name for it.

Robert Stone

ThinkNameEasyYouCountryCreate

I grew up on film scores and scores from films.

Skitch Henderson

UpFilmScoresGrewFilms

If I am ever in the spotlight, I want to look good.

Roxane Gay

GoodI AmLookWantSpotlightEver

You make decisions and you're not going to please everybody all the time.

Mike Quade

TimeDecisionsYouGoingEverybody

I vote for leaders, and honestly, I didn't vote much in the military because I served whoever is the commander-in-chief.

Michael T. Flynn

VoteMilitaryBecauseLeadersMuch

I've had more fan mail from 'Doctor Who' than anything. People love the show so passionately.

Miranda Raison

LovePeopleDoctorMoreAnything

As a director, if you know what you want, then it's not scary.

Joseph Kosinski

YouKnowWantDirectorScaryThen

There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live.

Don DeLillo

LiveMoralWillRightOutForce

At the time I belonged to the socialist party, and Hitler came to power.

Douglas Sirk

PowerTimePartySocialistCame

It's a great time to be an actress at this point in my life.

Christine Baranski

LifeGreatTimeMy LifeGreat Time

I moved to Nashville to be a songwriter. I found out that was a job, that someone would pay you to sit in a room with a guitar and make up songs! It is the greatest job in the world. I wrote three or four songs a day. That's what I lived for.

Chris Stapleton

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