People buy things they don't need, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't like.
Growth FetishChanges are products of intensive efforts.
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World PovertyI believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.
Arsene WengerThe dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure.
Gerard DebreuI don't expect to get a standing ovation from businessmen when I call for higher wages.
Peter BofingerMy grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
Quincy JonesThe ability to save automatically is among the most powerful tools available to us.
Sendhil MullainathanWhat I argue for is a progressive tax, a global tax, based on the taxation of private property.
Thomas Piketty