Boskin Commission Quotes & Sayings

For those of you who may be unaware, [Michael] Boskin is the economist/weasel/fraud who helped to officially distort the CPI, making it more or less worthless as a measure of inflation. The Boskin Commission ... was an act of cowardice. Rather than man up and say fix this, its broken, we can't afford it ... — Barry Ritholtz

The changes of a fevered room are slow and fluctuating; but the changes of the fevered world are rapid and irrevocable. — Charles Dickens

A single tree in the middle of nowhere means resistance and victory! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

After the masquerade, if we had found each other, if I had asked it of you, would you have taken me as your lover?"
She closed her eyes, but it only made her more acutely aware of his hands moving down to caress her arms. She couldn't think. Why did he ask? Would a lie be kinder than the truth? Everything was blurring.
"Yes. — Elena Greene

Everyone has their own idea of happiness. — Eric Weiner

There's definitely a psychology to making you feel important and like you're part of the game. It's a very special quality, especially with a first-time director. — Jennifer Coolidge