Edmund Phelps Quotes

In essence, capitalist systems are a mechanism by which economies may generate growth in knowledge - with much uncertainty in the process, owing to the incompleteness of knowledge.

Edmund Phelps

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GrowthKnowledgeUncertaintyProcess

It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq.

John Abizaid

FutureCommunityEffortMePolitical

Exclusive will not be published in book format.

Jeffrey Archer

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If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

Sidney Poitier

GoodGood ThingsDonePresenceHere

Working hard as an actor means you're doing what you want to do.

Rupert Penry-Jones

DoingYouWantActorWorking Hard

Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's done, keep sending it out for quite awhile.

Rudy Rucker

BeginningAdviceYouDoneWriteOut

The dirty little secret of both clinical psychology and biological psychiatry is that they have completely given up on the notion of cure.

Martin Seligman

DirtySecretPsychologyUpLittle

To me, Egypt is a wonderful history, a wonderful people, and it's represented through artists like Om Kalthoum, who is considered the fourth pyramid of Egypt. She's a wonderful diva whose voice, for me, is really Egyptian.

Mona Eltahawy

HistoryPeopleMeVoiceEgyptShe

I did though at least expect him to correct the false statements he made when he was trying to protect the Presidency. Instead, he talked about it as though I had laid it all out there for the taking. I was the buffet and he just couldn't resist the dessert.

Monica Lewinsky

TryingProtectDessertHimOutJust

As much as the Congress is criticized - and a lot of it is well deserved - the fact is there are many quiet victories if you keep your head down and know how to maneuver in the process and get things done.

Lois Frankel

ProcessYouDownQuietKnowDone

For me, the great thing about music is that anybody can do it.

Jarvis Cocker

MusicGreatMeGreat ThingAnybody

People like to act like we don't have a legacy of racism here. I think people get really uncomfortable with it. We know that we can't change it unless we address that.

DeRay Mckesson

ChangeRacismPeopleLegacyThink

When life is good and we have no problems, we can almost let ourselves believe we have no need for God. But in my experience, sometimes the richest blessings come through pain and hard things.

Anne Graham Lotz

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