What did Jane Smiley mean by: English majors understand human nature better than economists do. Jane Smiley Novelist · USA Copy
I suspected that there were things he knew that I had been waiting all my life to learn. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Anticipation, Curiosity, Knowledge, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
+ People with good intentions never give up! Author, November 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Smiley, Optimism, Persistence, Resilience, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
+ The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness. Author, July 14, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Smiley, Childhood, Fundamental, Powerlessness, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Trollope wrote so many novels and other works that they tend to crowd each other out. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Legacy, Overwhelming, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Good intentions are wicked! As far as I can see, all they lead to are lies and delusions. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Deception, Delusion, Intentions, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
A novelist is on the cusp between someone who knows everything and someone who knows nothing. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Creativity, Knowledge, Uncertainty, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Progressivism is usually seen as a stepping back from individualism into a progressive community… Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Collectivism, Progress, Society, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
The one thing … maybe no family could tolerate was things coming out into the open. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Family, Secrets, Transparency, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
How could economics not be behavioral? If it isn’t behavioral, what the hell is it? Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
The amount of psychology which is necessary to all teachers need not be very great. William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
It is only the fundamental conceptions of psychology which are of real value to a teacher. William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
