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I wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.

~Brit Marling

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Then in college, besides economics, I also majored in studio art and got involved in photography and making short films and acting. But I didn't know you could make a living that way.

~Brit Marling

Topics: Acting Also Art Besides College Could Economics Films Got Involved Know Living Make Making Photography Short Short Films Studio Then Way You

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When you as a designer design something that burdens a community with maintenance and old world technology, basically failed developed world technology, then you will crush that community way beyond bad design; you'll destroy the economics of that community, and often the community socially is broken.

~Cameron Sinclair

Topics: Bad Basically Beyond Broken Burdens Community Crush Design Designer Destroy Developed Economics Failed Maintenance Often Old Old World Socially Something Technology Then Way Will World You

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Now that virtually every career is an option for ambitious girls, it can no longer be considered regressive or reactionary to reintroduce discussion of marriage and motherhood to primary education. We certainly do not want to return to the simplistic duality of home economics classes for girls and wood shop for boys.

~Camille Paglia

Topics: Ambitious Boy Career Certainly Classes Considered Discussion Duality Economics Education Every Girl Home Longer Marriage Motherhood Now Option Primary Reactionary Return Shop Simplistic Virtually Want Wood

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The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the electorate - which is why Mitt Romney's political fortunes are steadily being resurrected from the grave.

~Camille Paglia

Topics: Being Businessman Economics Electorate Experienced Fortunes Grave Mitt Moment Political Practical Prudent Ripe Romney Steadily Talk Which Why

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I think that 'Lost' is a bit of a dinosaur in terms of the type of show it is. The economics just don't support making a show this big and complicated profitable enough for a network.

~Carlton Cuse

Topics: Big Bit Complicated Dinosaur Economics Enough Just Lost Making Network Profitable Show Support Terms Think Type I Think

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In psychology and behavioral economics, people have shown that if you just describe options in a certain way, or make some features of a situation salient, you can get people to do and even see what you want. You don't have to be a Jedi to manipulate people's attention.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Attention Behavioral Certain Certain Way Describe Economics Even Features Get Just Make Manipulate Options People Psychology See Shown Situation Some Want Way You

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I love Richard Thaler's 'Quasi Rational Economics.' A collection of some of his most interesting and inventive essays, the real foundation of behavioral economics.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Behavioral Collection Economics Essays Foundation His Interesting Inventive Love Most Rational Real Richard Some I Love

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Our engagement through international economics, trade, these trade agreements, is vital and is linked to our national security. This is a lesson we learned from the '30s, it is a lesson we learned post-World War II, and it plays to our strengths.

~Charles Boustany

Topics: Agreements Economics Engagement International Learned Lesson Linked National National Security Our Plays Security Strengths Through Trade Vital War

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The way I think of it, economics and ecology occupy two intellectual silos, isolated from each other. Even when they do take each other into consideration, it's not uncommon for ecologists to spout absolute nonsense about economics, and vice versa.

~Charles C. Mann

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