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When I look out the window at my backyard, I can't think of anything interesting to ask. I mean, it's green, it's growing-but nothing occurs to me that any concentrated effort of thought could possibly enlighten. Whereas in economic, statistical, or mathematical kinds of things, I can think lots of questions.

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Lawrence Summers
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 30
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Former Undersecretary For International Affairs
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New Haven
Connecticut
Lawrence H. Summers
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