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Put differently, how much of male-female differences in income has been due to employer discrimination and how much to other differences arising from social restrictions or other factors is a question rather than a foregone conclusion. #ThomasSowell

Put differently, how much of male-female differences in income has been due to employer discrimination and how much to other differences arising from social restrictions or other factors is a question rather than a foregone conclusion. #ThomasSowell — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Feb 1, 2024

The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders. #CharlesDuhigg

The best agencies understood the importance of routines. The worst agencies were headed by people who never thought about it, and then wondered why no one followed their orders. #CharlesDuhigg — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2024

Moral improvement occurs most reliably when the heart is warmed, when we come into contact with people we admire and love and we consciously and unconsciously bend our lives to mimic theirs. #DavidBrooks

Moral improvement occurs most reliably when the heart is warmed, when we come into contact with people we admire and love and we consciously and unconsciously bend our lives to mimic theirs. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2024

Those reasonable metaphysics, those consoling ethics with which they would like to entice us only accentuate the disorder from which we suffer. #SimonedeBeauvoir

Those reasonable metaphysics, those consoling ethics with which they would like to entice us only accentuate the disorder from which we suffer. #SimonedeBeauvoir — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2024

Athenian democracy was very limited [...] twice as many slaves as citizens, and no woman or foreigner had citizenship rights. But for those who were included, this nascent democracy had extraordinary implications, undercutting the ability of aristocratic families #StephanieCoontz

Athenian democracy was very limited [...] twice as many slaves as citizens, and no woman or foreigner had citizenship rights. But for those who were included, this nascent democracy had extraordinary implications, undercutting the ability of aristocratic families #StephanieCoontz — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2024

[In contrast to joy:] Happiness involves a victory for the self, an expansion of self. Happiness comes as we move toward our goals, when things go our way. You get a big promotion. You graduate from college. Your team wins the Super Bowl. You have a delicious meal. #DavidBrooks

[In contrast to joy:] Happiness involves a victory for the self, an expansion of self. Happiness comes as we move toward our goals, when things go our way. You get a big promotion. You graduate from college. Your team wins the Super Bowl. You have a delicious meal. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 31, 2024

People are equal, not because Thomas Jefferson said so, but because God created them that way. Free markets are the best economic system, not because Adam Smith said so, but because these are the immutable laws of nature. #YuvalNoahHarari

People are equal, not because Thomas Jefferson said so, but because God created them that way. Free markets are the best economic system, not because Adam Smith said so, but because these are the immutable laws of nature. #YuvalNoahHarari — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jan 30, 2024