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Among the current discussions, the impact of new and sophisticated methods in the study of the past occupies an important place. The new 'scientific' or… — Robert Fogel
I admit that these terms and the diagrams connected with them repel some readers, and fill others with the vain imagination that they have mastered… — Alfred Marshall
Economics has become increasingly an arcane branch of mathematics rather than dealing with real economic problems. — Milton Friedman
We look in our own backyard and say, 'How do we help at-risk families, at risk youth? How do we think through some of the… — Melinda Gates
As a tither you automatically become solution-oriented rather than problem-oriented. — Mark Victor Hansen
There's no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and working with the people who can make a difference. They get the benefit of your participation… — Michael Milken
The problem with the old ideology was that it suppressed the individual by starting with society. But it is from a sense of individual duty… — Tony Blair
The central problem of management is how spontaneous interaction of people within a firm, each possessing only bits of knowledge, can bring about the competitive… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Opportunism is self interest seeking with guile often involving subtle forms of deceit, especially calculated efforts to mislead, distort, disguise, obfuscate, or otherwise confuse. This… — Oliver E. Williamson
No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own… — Thomas Sowell
The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good. — Paul Krugman
The problem is that tolerant has changed its meaning. It used to mean 'I may disagree with you completely, but I will treat you with… — Rick Warren
Home economics should find its way into the curriculum of every school because the scientific study of a problem pertaining to food, shelter or clothing...… — Martha Van Rensselaer
I got screwed over in some bad business deals, but as long as I focused on those past problems, I couldn't move forward. I had… — Steve Pavlina
We still have a great amount of work to do in social development, including resolving one of the biggest challenges we face in this area,… — Vladimir Putin
The single biggest issue that I'm very sensitive to is inflation. I'm very concerned that this extended period where the interest rates were quite low… — Sam Zell
The number one problem in today's generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy. — Alan Greenspan
You often get a better hold upon a problem by going away from it for a time and dismissing it from your mind altogether. — Frank Hall Crane
One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage. Once you get your courage up and believe that you can do important problems, then… — Richard Hamming
The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem. — George Polya

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