Joseph Stiglitz

"I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely."

"My teachers helped guide and motivate me but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst."

"Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently."

"Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom."