Quotes by Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Summers

A good rule of thumb for many things in life holds that things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then happen faster than you thought they could.

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Thinking

Thumbs

All taxes discourage something. Why not discourage bad things like pollution rather than good things like working?

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Taxation

Why Not

As long as we keep our fundamentals strong…the dollar (and) U.S. borrowing costs will do just fine.

Dollars

Long

Strong

Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It’s almost always the wrong response.

Blame

Greek

Investing

Contagion has become very much a phenomenon, and it’s a phenomenon of globalization.

Contagion

Globalization

Phenomenon

Deflation and secular stagnation are the risks of our time.

Economic

Inspiring

Risk

Global capital markets pose the same kinds of problems that jet planes do. They are faster, more comfortable, and they get you where you are going better. But the crashes are much more spectacular.

Jet Planes

Kind

Problem

I have always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.

Between You And Me

Country

I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role in the economy, and they’re right.

People

Promise

Thinking

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.

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Thinking

Toxic Waste

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Quotes by Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Summers

A good rule of thumb for many things in life holds that things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then happen faster than you thought they could.

All taxes discourage something. Why not discourage bad things like pollution rather than good things like working?

As long as we keep our fundamentals strong…the dollar (and) U.S. borrowing costs will do just fine.

Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It’s almost always the wrong response.

Contagion has become very much a phenomenon, and it’s a phenomenon of globalization.

Deflation and secular stagnation are the risks of our time.

Global capital markets pose the same kinds of problems that jet planes do. They are faster, more comfortable, and they get you where you are going better. But the crashes are much more spectacular.

I have always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.

I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role in the economy, and they’re right.

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.

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