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The parts of physics that are exact are the parts of physics that are exact. The parts that are inexact are vastly greater. Sensible scientists don't waste their time pushing against doors that endlessly will not give. They are opportunistic and go where they can, but there are pitfalls in that.
— Paul Samuelson
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The history of the twentieth century - America's century! - has been pretty much a history of rising prices.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: rising, pretty, america, history
Let those who will - write the nation's laws - if I can write its textbooks.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: nation, who, i-can, will
Things swept so badly that I had distrust - after 1967, let's say - of American Keynesianism. For better or worse, U.S. Keynesianism was so far ahead of where it started. I am a cafeteria Keynesian.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: things, ahead, better, i-am
It is dead wrong about necessary surplus of winnings over losings.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: over, about, wrong, dead
In this age of specialization, I sometimes think of myself as the last 'generalist' in economics, with interests that range from mathematical economics down to current financial journalism. My real interests are research and teaching.
— Paul Samuelson
Tags: think, research, age, myself
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