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> [In an age that is sometimes nowadays frightening or confusing, we feel reassured by the almost parental-like authority of experts who tell us so clearly what it is we can and cannot do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/in-an-age-that-is-sometimes-nowadays-frightening-or-confusing-we-feel/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

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> [It is a world of extremes, which can be characterised most clearly in terms of exclusion. That means political exclusion, whereby the rights of citizens are marginalised by the interests of big business: George W Bush's environmental policy, for example,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/it-is-a-world-of-extremes-which-can-be-characterised-most-clearly-in/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

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## More by Noreena Hertz

> [When Apple introduced its game-changing iPhone in 2007, Nokia was caught sleeping on the job. Although it had actually developed an iPhone-style device -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/when-apple-introduced-its-game-changing-iphone-in-2007-nokia-was/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [I've become increasingly fascinated with social media to improve on traditional ways of preparing for and predicting the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/i-ve-become-increasingly-fascinated-with-social-media-to-improve-on/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [I grew up in a highly political home. My mother was the co-chair of the 300 Group, an organisation whose aim was to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/i-grew-up-in-a-highly-political-home-my-mother-was-the-co-chair-of/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [What about those who help growth indirectly, those who stay at home and look after others - mothers, carers of elderly parents or sick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/what-about-those-who-help-growth-indirectly-those-who-stay-at-home/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [We are living in a time in which movies such as 'Super Size Me' and 'An Inconvenient Truth' have made box-office history, and books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/we-are-living-in-a-time-in-which-movies-such-as-super-size-me-and-an/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable riches. Some enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/we-live-increasingly-in-a-world-of-haves-and-have-nots-of-gated/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [With consumers having ever more choice, corporations must invest more and more in courting public opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/with-consumers-having-ever-more-choice-corporations-must-invest-more/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [I was really interested to see whether we could make predictions or forecasts by listening in on what people were saying on social media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/i-was-really-interested-to-see-whether-we-could-make-predictions-or/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [Things do go wrong. Not everyone benefits from the capitalist dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/things-do-go-wrong-not-everyone-benefits-from-the-capitalist-dream/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [It's actually very surprising how little we think about the quality of our decision-making and how we could improve it. How absent decision-making classes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/it-s-actually-very-surprising-how-little-we-think-about-the-quality/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [Get into the habit of imagining an alternate scenario. By posing such 'imagine if' questions... we can distance ourselves from the frames, cues, anchors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/get-into-the-habit-of-imagining-an-alternate-scenario-by-posing-such/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [I really believe in a globalist agenda, but globalization isn't just allowing companies to trade freely all over the world. It's about what types…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/i-really-believe-in-a-globalist-agenda-but-globalization-isn-t-just/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [Surely in a world of email, video conferencing and virtual assistants, isn't being expected to show up at the office extremely anachronistic? Yet to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/surely-in-a-world-of-email-video-conferencing-and-virtual-assistants/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [My parents decided - because they were not going to teach us anything Jewish at home - to send both me and my sister…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/my-parents-decided-because-they-were-not-going-to-teach-us-anything/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

> [People are looking for certainty. The more complex the world becomes, the more people look for people to give them certainty and tell them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noreena-hertz/people-are-looking-for-certainty-the-more-complex-the-world-becomes/)

[Noreena Hertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noreena-hertz/)

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