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Debates go on to this day about what caused the Great Depression. Economics is not very good at explaining swings in economic activity. ”
People think rationally that the world really is more risky. Imagine in 2008 that investors thought there was a 10% chance we'd have a depression. That would partly justify the drop in prices. ”
Medicine involves dealing with people who are going through changes and cycles, often people trapped in bodies that are going out from under them. Spending time with them lets you think their way, gives you insights as a writer. ”
Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. It's therapy. ”
Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible. ”
There's a lot of fighters that pop up out of the blue that you never heard of. They just don't have the management or the promotion team or the spotlight, you know, to be seen. That's the ones you've gotta watch out for. ”
There are endless anxieties in putting a film together, and it's an enormous relief when you know it's working with an audience. ”
We all know how management works. If you don't win things, as has happened before, people start to call for your head. ”
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward. ”
I'm what you call a Depression sailor. ”