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Paul Krugman Quotes

Paul Krugman quotes about people

American Economist February 28, 1953

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Paul Krugman quote: "But Wall Street people are in fact very smart; they're funny,..."
But Wall Street people are in fact very smart; they're funny, they're not company men who work their way up the chain. Paul Krugman
The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good. Paul Krugman
Economics is really about two stories. One is the story of the old economist and younger economist walking down the street, and the younger economist says, ‘Look, there’s a hundred-dollar bill,’ and the older one says, ‘Nonsense, if it was there somebody would have picked it up already.’ So sometimes you do find hundred-dollar bills lying on the street, but not often—generally people respond to opportunities. The other is the Yogi Berra line ‘Nobody goes to Coney Island anymore; it’s too... Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman quote: "The real danger with debt is what happens if lots of people..."
The real danger with debt is what happens if lots of people decide, or are forced, to pay it off at the same time. Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman quote: "The science fiction world has a lot of people doing seriously..."
The science fiction world has a lot of people doing seriously imaginative thinking. Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman quote: "I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use..."
I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will postpone a movement towards new technologies. Paul Krugman

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