“Myths often do a lot of theoretical good, while they are still new.”

"Quantum Mechanics: Non-relativistic Theory", together with L. D. Landau, translated by John Menzies (third edition 1991), p. xi

Hulme and Modrern Poetry' in ' T E Hulme ',Carcanet Press,Manchester, 1982

As quoted in "Calling Her Own Shots" by Karen S. Schneider in People, Vol. 63, No. 13 (4 April 2005) http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20147269,00.html

Source: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible

Source: The Golden Bough (1890), Chapter 49, Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals.
Context: For myth changes while custom remains constant; men continue to do what their did before them, though the reasons on which their fathers acted have been long forgotten. The history of religion is a long attempt to reconcile old custom with new reason, to find a sound theory for an absurd practice.

"Monetary Policy in the Post-Crisis World: Lessons Learned and Strategies for the Future", Sumerlin Lecture, Johns Hopkins University, October 25, 2013.

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"A Mock Columnist, Amok", in The New York Times (14 October 2007)