John Maynard Keynes Quotes:
Ocupation: Economist
Life: June 5, 1883 - April 21, 1946
Birthday: June 5
Death: April 21
Most, probably, of our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences of which will be drawn out over many days to come, can only be taken as the result of animal spirits-a spontaneous urge to action rather than inaction, and not as the outcome of a weighted average of quantitative benefits multiplied by quantitative probabilities.
source: "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money". Book by John Maynard Keynes, book 4, chapter 12, section 7, p. 161, February, 1936.
topic: Taken, Animal, Average, Days To Come, Animal Spirits
