Mazzucato Mariana Quotes & Sayings

It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot. — Edmond About

Live without regrets. It's very easy to, really. You just listen to your heart, follow it, and take chances. Always take chances. And take risks, especially when it comes to love. Because love is the one thing in this world that's worth risking everything for. — J. Sterling

The actual division of labor must be reflected in the division of the rewards (and prices, which is the way the consumer gets rewarded). — Mariana Mazzucato

Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck. — Immanuel Kant

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business. — Martha Stewart

Although there is much talk about small firms creating jobs, and increasingly a focus of policymakers, this is mainly a myth. — Mariana Mazzucato

I try to steal something from the great singers. Of course, I don't want to imitate their sound, but I try to do a sort of compromise. — Marcello Giordani

Most venture capital funds are too short-termist and exit-driven to deal with the highly uncertain and lengthy innovation process. — Mariana Mazzucato

It's important that public funds be spent in research directions that are pushing market frontiers rather than working in existing areas. This means funding research not only on drugs but also on areas like life-style changes, even if the profit potential is lower for Big Pharma as you cannot sell that change as you can sell a medicine. — Mariana Mazzucato

Government support is not only investing in upstream areas like basic research, but also in downstream areas like applied research and early-stage financing for the companies themselves. This means there are great risks. — Mariana Mazzucato

Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish. — Ashley Jensen

I often use the iPhone as an example of how governments shape markets, because what makes the iPhone 'smart' and not stupid is what you can do with it. And yes, everything you can do with an iPhone was government-funded. From the Internet that allows you to surf the Web, to GPS that lets you use Google Maps, to touchscreen display and even the SIRI voice activated system - all of these things were funded by Uncle Sam through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), NASA, the Navy, and even the CIA. — Mariana Mazzucato

Once we admit that the public sector takes an immense amount of risk along the entire innovation chain, it becomes crucial to find ways to share both risks and rewards. — Mariana Mazzucato

There are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with. — Jeremy Piven

There are moments in history that people should be reminded of. — James Sanborn

No. Please do not name either child after me, Elayne. Let them live their own lives. My shadow will be long enough as it is.'
-Rand — Robert Jordan

If I were in charge I'd drug test all you sons of b****es, not just the athletes. — Bobby Knight

The globalized nature of production and innovation means that the benefits don't necessarily stay in the country where the investments are made. — Mariana Mazzucato

Raging against the dying of the light - used in The Book of Peach — Dylan Thomas

When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records. — Loudon Wainwright III

It's frightening to wake up one morning and discover that while you were asleep you went out of style. — Erma Bombeck

To cut a long story short, I'm a writer. — Carla H. Krueger