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Becoming an economist was not a childhood dream of mine.

— Harry Markowitz

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was not considered a kid that would be successful in my career.

— Tsai Ing-wen

I got into economics because I wanted to make things better for the average person.

— Ben Bernanke

When I was young, I was an academically oriented guy like most academically oriented guys. I graduated in science, did an MBA. My dreams as a young boy were I wanted to be an industrialist, or I wanted to be a scientist.

— Amish Tripathi

I wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.

— Brit Marling

I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

— Peter Gallagher

I wasn't very ambitious as a child. I'm still not.

— Fiona Apple

The dream of my family was for me to be an educated person.

— Ahmed Zewail

I never dreamed I would want to be or become a financial advisor.

— Willie Aames

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

— Herb Ritts

✗Opposing Perspectives

It became clear I wanted to be a development economist. I mean, I said I wanted to work on the economics of poor countries. And I'd actually say that I don't think that was so much about narrowing the gap as about increasing their incomes, which means economic growth, which is really my prime interest.

— James Mirrlees