Piero Sraffa quotes

“In economic theory the conclusions are sometimes less interesting than the route by which they are reached.”
-- Piero Sraffa

Source : Letter to C.P. Blitch (October 1975), as cited in "Towards a New Understanding of Sraffa" by Riccardo Bellofiore and ‎Scott Carter, 2014.

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“The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isn’t wishful thinking. It’s the rule.”

Source : "The Parenting Trap" by A. A. Gill, www.vanityfair.com. November 2, 2012.

“Some men are more interesting than their books but my book is more interesting than its man.”

“I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.”

Source : Biography/Person Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“That's an interesting philosophical question. When your boner goes away, is that one gone... forever?”

“Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation.”

Source : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1976). “Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports”

“What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.”

“I am not confident that Europe can make it.”

“I would say that workers in general, and white workers particularly, are correct that their economic wellbeing is deteriorating.”

Source : "Andy Stern: The exit interview". Interview with Ezra Klein, voices.washingtonpost.com. April 14, 2010.

“All too often miners, and indeed other trade unionists, underestimate the economic strength they have.”

“In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their own individual judgments, convictions and interests dictate.”