Amartya Sen Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

10 Famous Quotes by Amartya Sen
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“But the idea that I should be a teacher and a researcher of some sort did not vary over the years.”
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“From the mid-1970s, I also started work on the causation and prevention of famines.”
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“I have not had any serious non-academic job.”
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“I left Delhi, in 1971, shortly after Collective Choice and Social Welfare was published in 1970.”
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“I loved that breadth, and also the fact that in interpreting Indian civilization itself, its cultural diversity was much emphasized.”
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“I was born in a University campus and seem to have lived all my life in one campus or another.”
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“It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work.”
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“People's identities as Indians, as Asians, or as members of the human race, seemed to give way - quite suddenly - to sectarian identification with Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh communities.”
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“The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world.”
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“The educational excellence of Presidency College was captivating. My interest in economics was amply rewarded by quite outstanding teaching.”
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