“The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.” GovernmentEconomyPeriodsDepressionPrivacyInherentSevereUnemploymentGreat DepressionInstabilityMismanagement Book:Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition Source: Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
“Everyone needs to remember that Ebola was not a worst-case scenario. Preparedness for the future means preparedness for a very severe disease that spreads via the airborne route or can be transmitted during the incubation period, before an infected person shows telltale signs of illness.” NeedsMeanPersonsShowsRememberCasesWorstPeriodsDiseaseIllnessSpreadSevereRoutesScenariosPreparednessEbolaAirborneWorst Case ScenarioIncubation Author:Margaret Chan
“I think you have to humble yourself before the process of starting and running a business. Only the incredibly fortunate achieve their success quickly. Most people, it takes many many years of incredible hard work, and many periods of severe poverty, and it kind of makes it all the better.” PeopleThinkingYearsKindHardRunningProcessPovertyAchieveHard WorkPeriodsIncrediblesStartingHumbleFortunateSevereHumble YourselfRunning A Business Author:Patrick Grant
“Type is one of the most eloquent means of expression in every epoch of style. Next to architecture, it gives the most characteristic portrait of a period and the most severe testimony of a nation's intellectual status.” GivingMeanNextNationsStyleExpressionTypePeriodsIntellectualArchitectureCharacteristicsPortraitsSevereTestimonyEloquentEpoch Author:Peter Behrens