"In most, if not quite all, parts of……" — Robert Fogel
"In most, if not quite all, parts of the world, the size, shape and longevity of the human body have changed more substantially, and much more rapidly, during the past three centuries than over many previous millennia."
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14 Quotes by Robert Fogel
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Among the current discussions, the impact of new and sophisticated methods in the study of the past occupies an important…
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Although they arrived in New York penniless, my parents scraped together enough savings to establish the first of several small…
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My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a…
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No individual has done more to help me pursue a career in science than my wife of forty-five years. I…
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The first, and overarching, count in the new indictment is that slavery permitted one group of people to exercise unrestrained…
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Centuries ago it may have been difficult for pregnant women and their children to get proper nourishment, probably leading to…
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People want more and more leisure time, which means the freedom to do what they want to do, not what…
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In 1890, nearly everyone died on the job, and if they lived long enough not to die on the job,…
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The older I get, the more important my view of the family is.
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I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.
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The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person…
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The rate of technological and human physiological change in the 20th century has been remarkable. Beyond that, a synergy between…
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