"Buying from a local farmer can mean that……" — Tyler Cowen
"Buying from a local farmer can mean that he makes a two-hour extra truck drive, which can damage the environment more than a bunch of bananas on a boat."
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27 Quotes by Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen has 27 quotes on this site.
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Food is a product of supply and demand, so try to figure out where the supplies are fresh, the suppliers…
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The lesson about food is that the most predictable and the most orderly outcomes are always not the best. They…
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The right wing will be identified with the monied class, even when the left often has more money. And the…
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Social systems proceed by (usually) covering up the brutalities upon which they are based. The doctor doesn't let you get…
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My view of the internet is that it is way overrated in what it’s done to date but considerably underrated…
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The key questions will be: Are you good at working with intelligent machines or not? Are your skills a complement…
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Unintended Consequences is full of substance, it is one of the must-read books of the year, and once I finish…
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Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.
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We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.
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For the U.S., I think we should have a carbon tax, for environmental reasons.
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What the banking system needs is creditors who monitor risk and cut their exposure when that risk is too high.…
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The iPhone is made on a global scale, and it blends computers, the Internet, communications, and artificial intelligence in one…
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More Bananas Quotes
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My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love…
— Casey Affleck
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From cheesecake on a stick to meat skewers to deep-fried bananas on a stick - there are no plates anymore.…
— Steve Carell
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Technology has the shelf life of a banana.
— Scott McNealy
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You never know where to look when eating a banana.
— Peter Kay
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When you get to be my age, you don't buy green bananas because you may not be around to eat…
— Don Meyer
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Never say, and never take seriously anyone who says, 'I cannot believe that so-and-so could have evolved by gradual selection.'…
— Richard Dawkins
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The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.
— Clifton Fadiman
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Painful as it may be to hear it, there's nothing special about the people of this country that sets them…
— Unknown Author
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When I find someone I respect writing about an edgy, nervous wine that dithered in the glass, I cringe. When…
— Kingsley Amis
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I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.
— Unknown Author
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Sister Maria Martinez whom I believe I've mentioned before has been giving me cooking classes. Today I learned how to…
— Adele Griffin
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My mother always used to say: 'The older you get, the better you get, unless you're a banana.'
— Betty White
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