David Landes quotes

“In this world, the optimists have it, not because they are always right, but because they are positive. Even when they are wrong they are positive, and that is the way of achievement, correction, improvement, and success. Educated, eye-open optimism pays.”
-- David Landes

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“If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas”
-- David Landes

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“It is the process of evolution which identifies innovative benefits from any source and selects them on merit without prejudice”
-- David Landes

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“Scepticism and refusal of authority is at the heart of scientific endeavour. Scientific knowledge dictates economic possibilities”
-- David Landes

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“If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.”
-- David Landes

Source : "Why The West Is Best" by Jamie Glazov, www.frontpagemag.com. December 15, 2011.

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“Educated, eyes-open optimism pays; pessimism can only offer the empty consolation of being right.”
-- David Landes

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“This world is divided roughly into three kinds of nations: those that spend lots of money to keep their weight down; those whose people eat to live; and those whose people don't know where their next meal is coming from.”
-- David Landes

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“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”

“The planet is ill, everyone knows that. But I need to be optimistic, otherwise I would just be adding to the negativity. So every night I come on Madrid TV and read a piece of good news.”

“I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.”

Source : Source: www.etonline.com

“Order, thou eye of action.”

“Wild Eyes was built for speed and I was flying down walls of water twenty and thirty feet high.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

“The winds were blowing from west to east, pushing Abby's boat toward the rocks as Abby struggled with the autopilots below. If Wild Eyes reached those islands, she wouldn't run aground, keel in the sand. She would be smashed into pieces.”

“I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism.”

Source : Abigail Reynolds (2010). “Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice: A modern love story with a Jane Austen twist”, p.27, Sourcebooks, Inc.

“False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment , anger and hopelessness.”

“An inspired and inspiring guide to living with optimism in a world that is increasingly jaded and pessimistic. Uplifting, rousing, and challenging us to dream the world into being in a positive and creative manner.”