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Evan Davis Quotes

Someday we’ll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car Picture Quote #1

Mistakes are nothing to be ashamed of Picture Quote #1

Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in Picture Quote #1

We are more likely to cheat if we see others doing so. We tend to conform to accepted norms of reasonable behaviour, rather than adhere to strict rules Picture Quote #1

For industry to settle in a country, you first need electricity; for electricity, you need some trained workers; for trained workers, you need some schools; for schools you need some money; for money, you need some industry Picture Quote #1

In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade Picture Quote #1

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Art can help a town by attracting a certain Bohemian population that adds life to the bars, character to the streets and a buzz to the name. Employers may then follow. But art can’t do much if every town does it. There aren’t enough Bohemians Picture Quote #1

Britain, however, has ended up specializing in the ones you don’t see as much of: defense aerospace, making drive shafts for cars, pills and drugs, designing chips that go into 94 percent of the world’s mobile phones Picture Quote #1

If you’re not making some mistakes, it probably means you’re not trying hard enough Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It’s a subtle distinction, but that’s how I view it Picture Quote #1

Men don’t know much about women. We do know when they’re happy. We know when they’re crying, and we know when they’re pissed off. We just don’t know in what order these are gonna come at us Picture Quote #1

Personally, I don’t see old economics and behavioural economics as opposed. It is useful to assume people are rational as a good approximation to their long term behaviour, but it would be unwise not to think how in practice their behaviour may deviate from that simplifying assumption Picture Quote #1

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Once we are fed, heated, housed and healthy, our extra consumption inevitably has an element of luxury about it. And once luxury enters the scene, the practicalities are in trouble, as women who wear expensive stiletto heels can testify Picture Quote #1

Reducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it’s often a very good way of clarifying issues Picture Quote #1

My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it delivers low prices, but grumble if it delivers the bad news that prices need to go up Picture Quote #1

I actually profoundly think the world’s a better place when economics is fairly boring... The more boring the better Picture Quote #1

I don’t particularly like going on about being gay or making a big thing about it, but I think it’s a bit of a pain to be secretive about it Picture Quote #1

Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It’s a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine Picture Quote #1

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The fact that radio is so hopeless at delivering data makes it an uncluttered medium, offering the basic story without the detailed trappings. But it does mean that if data is important, radio is probably not your place Picture Quote #1

There is a strong link between the following three things: exporting, manufacturing and the degree of saving by the population. It’s complicated, but if the population doesn’t save, the economy will not tend to export as much, and if it doesn’t export as much, it won’t manufacture enough Picture Quote #1

Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is evidence of a phenomenon called circadian desynchronosis which causes one’s brain to function slowly at those times of day when it thinks it should be asleep, regardless how wide awake the body is Picture Quote #1

For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well Picture Quote #1

Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without us having to slash our prices or our wrists Picture Quote #1

Interestingly, human irrationality is a hot topic in economics at the moment. Behavioural economics it’s called, on the cusp of economics and psychology Picture Quote #1

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It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion Picture Quote #1

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Someday we’ll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car (Evan Davis Quotes) Mistakes are nothing to be ashamed of (Evan Davis Quotes) Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in (Evan Davis Quotes) We are more likely to cheat if we see others doing so. We tend to conform to accepted norms of reasonable behaviour, rather than adhere to strict rules (Evan Davis Quotes) For industry to settle in a country, you first need electricity; for electricity, you need some trained workers; for trained workers, you need some schools; for schools you need some money; for money, you need some industry (Evan Davis Quotes) In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade (Evan Davis Quotes) Art can help a town by attracting a certain Bohemian population that adds life to the bars, character to the streets and a buzz to the name. Employers may then follow. But art can’t do much if every town does it. There aren’t enough Bohemians (Evan Davis Quotes) Britain, however, has ended up specializing in the ones you don’t see as much of: defense aerospace, making drive shafts for cars, pills and drugs, designing chips that go into 94 percent of the world’s mobile phones (Evan Davis Quotes) If you’re not making some mistakes, it probably means you’re not trying hard enough (Evan Davis Quotes) It doesn’t annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It’s a subtle distinction, but that’s how I view it (Evan Davis Quotes) Men don’t know much about women. We do know when they’re happy. We know when they’re crying, and we know when they’re pissed off. We just don’t know in what order these are gonna come at us (Evan Davis Quotes) Personally, I don’t see old economics and behavioural economics as opposed. It is useful to assume people are rational as a good approximation to their long term behaviour, but it would be unwise not to think how in practice their behaviour may deviate from that simplifying assumption (Evan Davis Quotes) Once we are fed, heated, housed and healthy, our extra consumption inevitably has an element of luxury about it. And once luxury enters the scene, the practicalities are in trouble, as women who wear expensive stiletto heels can testify (Evan Davis Quotes) Reducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it’s often a very good way of clarifying issues (Evan Davis Quotes) My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it delivers low prices, but grumble if it delivers the bad news that prices need to go up (Evan Davis Quotes) I actually profoundly think the world’s a better place when economics is fairly boring... The more boring the better (Evan Davis Quotes) I don’t particularly like going on about being gay or making a big thing about it, but I think it’s a bit of a pain to be secretive about it (Evan Davis Quotes) Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It’s a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine (Evan Davis Quotes) The fact that radio is so hopeless at delivering data makes it an uncluttered medium, offering the basic story without the detailed trappings. But it does mean that if data is important, radio is probably not your place (Evan Davis Quotes) There is a strong link between the following three things: exporting, manufacturing and the degree of saving by the population. It’s complicated, but if the population doesn’t save, the economy will not tend to export as much, and if it doesn’t export as much, it won’t manufacture enough (Evan Davis Quotes) Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is evidence of a phenomenon called circadian desynchronosis which causes one’s brain to function slowly at those times of day when it thinks it should be asleep, regardless how wide awake the body is (Evan Davis Quotes) For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well (Evan Davis Quotes) Interest rate cuts have an effect in stimulating an economy by directly or indirectly making someone, somewhere, spend more than they otherwise would. That extra spending increases demand and ensures that we all carry on with work to do, without us having to slash our prices or our wrists (Evan Davis Quotes) Interestingly, human irrationality is a hot topic in economics at the moment. Behavioural economics it’s called, on the cusp of economics and psychology (Evan Davis Quotes) It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion (Evan Davis Quotes)

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