19 Quotes by James Tobin

My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher.

I happily took for granted that I would attend the very good local university and probably go on to its law school. Harvard was my father's idea.

From 1966 to 1970 I served as Chairman of the New Haven City Plan Commission.

I think the filmmakers and I were interested in telling stories that weren't well known,

I studied economics and made it my career for two reasons. The subject was and is intellectually fascinating and challenging, particularly to someone with taste and talent for theoretical reasoning and quantitative analysis.

I was born in Champaign in 1918. From the neighborhood elementary and intermediate schools, I went to the University High School in the twin city, Urbana.

Most important, I have learned from my colleagues and students.

Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it.

The crisis triggered a fertile period of scientific ferment and revolution in economic theory.