J.A. Hobson (1858–1940) English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism
The Morals of Economic Irrationalism (1920), p.12
Source: Shaping the world economy, 1962, p. 266
J.A. Hobson (1858–1940) English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism
The Morals of Economic Irrationalism (1920), p.12
“History of science played a very important role for me.”
Georges Charpak (1924–2010) ukrainian-born french physicist
Nobel interview http://nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=425 with Professor Georges Charpak by Joanna Rose, science writer, 6 December 2001. <br class="br">Context: History of science played a very important role for me. Before I knew well how to do an experiment, I knew why Joliot has missed the neutron, why his wife missed the fission, why they succeeded in having artificial radioactivity, and even why they almost missed the other things, by doing very nice experiments, but didn't come to the conclusion. That is science. Science is doubt, is research. It is not something which is – and that is the danger of teaching – which is too academic and which the people explain you it is like the logic thing that comes out of the computer, which is not true. You have intuition, you have passion.
Clement Attlee (1883–1967) Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister
Source: Speech to the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom at the Dorchester Hotel (13 October 1949), quoted in The Times (14 October 1949), p. 4
“The History of Religions is destined to play an important role in contemporary cultural life.”
Mircea Eliade (1907–1986) Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer and philosopher
The Quest: History and Meaning in Religion (1969), p. 3.
Context: The History of Religions is destined to play an important role in contemporary cultural life. This is not only because an understanding of exotic and archaic religions will significantly assist in a cultural dialogue with the representatives of such religions. It is more especially because … the history of religions will inevitably attain to a deeper knowledge of man. It is on the basis of such knowledge that a new humanism, on a world-wide scale, could develop.
“Risk played a really important role in making me the person I am.”
Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
Source: Take The Risk (2008), p. 67
Bill Gates (1955) American business magnate and philanthropist
Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008326?q=bill+gates&p=par and i am gay <br class="br">2000s
“The factor of distance may also stand for an index of information about export markets.”
Jan Tinbergen (1903–1994) Dutch economist
Source: Shaping the world economy, 1962, p. 263
“Laughter is America's most important export.”
Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman
The Quotable Walt Disney (2001)
“the important thing is not what we (look) like, but the role we play in our best friend's life.”
Cecelia Ahern book If You Could See Me Now
Source: If You Could See Me Now
Günter Reimann (1904–2005) German economist
Source: The Vampire Economy: Doing Business Under Fascism, 2014, p. 216