Alex Tabarrok Quotes

People used to think that more population was bad for growth. In this view, people are stomachs - they eat, leaving less for everyone else. But once we realize the importance of ideas in the economy, people become brain - they innovate, creating more for everyone else.

Alex Tabarrok

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GrowthPeopleIdeasBrainThinkBad

I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.

Joe Torre

KnowledgePeopleNeverAlwaysLittle

The more powerful you become, the less likely it is that people will tell you the truth. It must be why the 'Harry Potter' books become so bloated as the series progresses; think of the beautiful, precise editing of books 1-3 drowned in a mire of sycophancy and yea-saying.

Robert Rinder

TruthBeautifulPeopleThinkYou

Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country.

Ann Coulter

LifeTimeProudMy LifeSometimes

No disrespect to any other god, but Shiva's an outsider god. He breaks the rules. He's a brilliant musician, a brilliant dancer; he treats his wife as an equal, and she opposes him many times, but he obsessively loves her.

Amish Tripathi

GodWifeDisrespectRulesBrilliant

I've always loved the songs of the sea. I was first introduced to them back in 1957, at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I used to go to Pete Seeger concerts, and he would do songs like 'Ruben Ranzo' and talk about how the sailors sang songs to do their work - to raise the anchors, pull up the sails and that sort of thing.

Roger McGuinn

WorkMusicSeaSchoolLovedBack

When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, 'What sign do I want to give to God?' That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear.

Russell M. Nelson

GodMyselfDecisionDayChoices

We all have our own closets to come out of.

Judith Light

OutOwnComeOurClosets

The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center.

Josiah Strong

StormCityCivilizationCenterOur

At the end of the day, I pray for the best.

DJ Khaled

BestDayEnd Of The DayEndPray

I think L.A. is impossible. There's just too much media focus. You can't live a normal life.

Brad Pitt

LifeLiveFocusImpossibleThink

I don't feel comfortable with the kind of celebrity that has come my way - and I'm not very good at it, either.

Brian O'Driscoll

GoodFeelKindWayCelebrityCome

Actually, I consider myself to be pretty politically conservative.

Winona LaDuke

MyselfConservativePrettyActually

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