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“Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less.”
― Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
― Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
“A businessman who expects his output to be stolen, expropriated, or entirely taxed away will have little incentive to work, let alone any incentive to undertake investments and innovations.”
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
“...So please, be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium.”
― Fever Pitch
― Fever Pitch
“The initiatory role of capital is usually belittled by those who stress the importance of entrepreneurship and of technical and managerial knowledge.”
― The Strategy Of Economic Development
― The Strategy Of Economic Development
“To know is always better, no matter what the answer might be.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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