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Kenneth E. Boulding Quotes: The future is bound to surprise us, but we don't have to be dumbfounded.
         

The future is bound to surprise us, but we don't have to be dumbfounded.


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Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.

Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.



A world of unseen dictatorship is conceivable, still using the forms of democratic government.

A world of unseen dictatorship is conceivable, still using the forms of democratic government.



Economics has been incurably growth-oriented and addicted to everybody growing richer, even at the cost of exhaustion of resources and pollution of the environment.

Economics has been incurably growth-oriented and addicted to everybody growing richer, even at the cost of exhaustion of resources and pollution of the environment.



Equilibrium is a figment of the human imagination.

Equilibrium is a figment of the human imagination.



Theories without facts may be barren, but facts without theories are meaningless.

Theories without facts may be barren, but facts without theories are meaningless.



We should always bear in mind that numbers represent a simplification of reality.

We should always bear in mind that numbers represent a simplification of reality.



DNA has been aptly described as the first three-dimensional Xerox machine.

DNA has been aptly described as the first three-dimensional Xerox machine.



The world moves into the future as a result of decisions, not as a result of plans. Plans are significant only insofar as they affect decisions.

The world moves into the future as a result of decisions, not as a result of plans. Plans are significant only insofar as they affect decisions.



If we saw tomorrow's newspaper today, tomorrow would never happen.

If we saw tomorrow's newspaper today, tomorrow would never happen.



There is no such thing as economics, only social science applied to economic problems.

There is no such thing as economics, only social science applied to economic problems.





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That's crazy, because I had no idea what the word 'contraction' meant before I saw it on the Internet.



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I didn't study music. I literally lived it.



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