An economist1 is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.
Alfred A. Knopf
Acts of sacrifice and decency2 without regard to what's in it for you create ripple3 effects. Ones that lift up families and communities, that spread opportunity and boost our economy.
Barack Obama (1961 - ), Arizona State Commencement Speech, 2009
There can be no real individual freedom in the presence of economic insecurity.
Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986)
If all economists4 were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006)
Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists?
Kelvin Throop III
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth; capitalism5 may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological6 truth.
Lester Brown, Fortune Brainstorm7 Conference, 2006
An economist is a surgeon with an excellent scalpel and a rough-edged lancet, who operates beautifully on the dead and tortures the living.
Nicholas Chamfort (1741 - 1794)
In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.
Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy8. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit9! We used to call them astronomical10 numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
1 economist [ɪˈkɒnəmɪst] 第8级 | |
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人 | |
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2 decency [ˈdi:snsi] 第9级 | |
n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重 | |
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3 ripple [ˈrɪpl] 第7级 | |
n.涟波,涟漪,波纹,粗钢梳;vt.使...起涟漪,使起波纹; vi.呈波浪状,起伏前进 | |
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4 economists [ɪ'kɒnəmɪsts] 第8级 | |
n.经济学家,经济专家( economist的名词复数 ) | |
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5 capitalism [ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm] 第7级 | |
n.资本主义 | |
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6 ecological [ˌi:kəˈlɒdʒɪkl] 第8级 | |
adj.生态的,生态学的 | |
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7 brainstorm [ˈbreɪnstɔ:m] 第8级 | |
vi.动脑筋,出主意,想办法,献计,献策 | |
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8 galaxy [ˈgæləksi] 第7级 | |
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物) | |
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9 deficit [ˈdefɪsɪt] 第7级 | |
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差 | |
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10 astronomical [ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkl] 第8级 | |
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的 | |
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