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

  Positive, Success, Attitude

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• If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.

  David Landes

  Differences, Culture, Development

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

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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

  People, Political, Meals

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• Scepticism and refusal of authority is at the heart of scientific endeavour. Scientific knowledge dictates economic possibilities

  David Landes

  Heart, Economics, Possibility

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• Educated, eyes-open optimism pays; pessimism can only offer the empty consolation of being right.

  David Landes

  Wisdom, Eye, Optimism

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• If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas

  David Landes

  Ideas, Gains, Commodity

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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

  Prejudice, Benefits, Merit

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