Quotes of: Rand Keyword

Cutting up fowl to predict the future is, if done honestly and with as little interpretation as possible, a kind of randomization. But chicken guts are hard to read and invite flights of fancy or corruption.

Ian Hacking

Perhaps at a later point important developments will be traced back to September 11. But for now we do not know which of the many scenarios will actually hold in the future.

Jurgen Habermas

I've become increasingly fascinated with social media to improve on traditional ways of preparing for and predicting the future.

Noreena Hertz

My own view is that being a vegetarian or vegan is not an end in itself, but a means towards reducing both human and animal suffering and leaving a habitable planet to future generations.

Peter Singer

The moral values I've learnt in my life I've learnt through football.

Arsene Wenger

For much of my life there was no place where the things I wanted to investigate were of interest to anyone.

Benoit Mandelbrot

I would be remiss if I left the impression that my life has been totally preoccupied with scholarly research.

Douglass North

Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.

Ellsworth Huntington

I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.

Kage Baker

The main concern with a very large baby is difficulty in delivery.

Emily Oster

There is no sense in making statements that will not continue to be true after they are made.

Frank Knight

Africa has more dictators per capita than any other continent.

George Ayittey

A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Gary Becker

Making labor less expensive helps firms hire people.

Christina Romer

I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school.

Douglass North

A premium in the oil price of somewhere between 10 to 15 dollars a barrel reflects this heightened anxiety.

Daniel Yergin

An investor doesn't have a prayer of picking a manager that can deliver true alpha.

Eugene Fama

The geysers and hot springs of the Yellowstone are another proof of recent volcanic activity.

Ellsworth Huntington

The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth.

Edward Lazear

Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics.

Benoit Mandelbrot

Obviously, you don't have to be religious to be moral, and beastly people are sometimes religious.

Gary Hamel