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> [Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day. Evolution has made us rational to a point, but not perfectly so. It has given us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/put-simply-behavioural-economics-argues-that-human-beings-decision/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

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> [All socio-political phenomena in the U.K. come laden with the baggage of a class-based theory or two attached to them. In the case of gay Tories, there is one particularly silly variant of the category, which asserts that gayness is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/all-socio-political-phenomena-in-the-u-k-come-laden-with-the-baggage/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

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## More by Evan Davis

> [The key thing about me is that I'm really not very interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/the-key-thing-about-me-is-that-i-m-really-not-very-interesting/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [It doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/it-doesn-t-annoy-me-but-i-think-of-myself-as-a-presenter-who-is-gay/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [I don't particularly like going on about being gay or making a big thing about it, but I think it's a bit of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/i-don-t-particularly-like-going-on-about-being-gay-or-making-a-big/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/but-sometimes-it-s-good-to-dare-yourself-to-do-the-unthinkable-and/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [There is a strong link between the following three things: exporting, manufacturing and the degree of saving by the population. It's complicated, but if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/there-is-a-strong-link-between-the-following-three-things-exporting/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [It's not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/it-s-not-a-bad-idea-to-occasionally-spend-a-little-time-thinking/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [Art can help a town by attracting a certain Bohemian population that adds life to the bars, character to the streets and a buzz…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/art-can-help-a-town-by-attracting-a-certain-bohemian-population-that/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/i-don-t-keep-it-secret-that-i-live-with-my-partner-gio-i-m-very-proud/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [I swing both ways. I can see things from a kind of conservative point of view and from a more socially liberal or left-wing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/i-swing-both-ways-i-can-see-things-from-a-kind-of-conservative-point/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [What comes with a job as a staff member of the BBC is a certain self-censoring that you get utterly used to. You don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/what-comes-with-a-job-as-a-staff-member-of-the-bbc-is-a-certain-self/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [I don't want to sound like 'chirpy Evan' who's just bouncing around with his unrealistic views and doesn't understand what's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/i-don-t-want-to-sound-like-chirpy-evan-who-s-just-bouncing-around/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/put-simply-behavioural-economics-argues-that-human-beings-decision/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [Men don't know much about women. We do know when they're happy. We know when they're crying, and we know when they're pissed off.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/men-don-t-know-much-about-women-we-do-know-when-they-re-happy-we-know/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [The Germans are clear about what they do - cars and machine tools; the Japanese are clear about what they do - electronics; the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/the-germans-are-clear-about-what-they-do-cars-and-machine-tools-the/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

> [Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/nice-guys-finish-last-but-we-get-to-sleep-in/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

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