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Contraction Quotes on Shrinking and Change

Lines on economic contraction and technological shift.

Contraction shows up in economics, technology, and even sleep patterns, always signaling a pulling-back from what came before. These quotes explore that shrinking motion, related to our Business quotes collection.

Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology.

Quotes by Serge Haroche

I don't think I've been too optimistic. The government believes the contraction will be around 1.5 per cent, as the central bank said. However, we're waiting to see the Commission estimate.

Quotes by Luis de Guindos

The painter who is familiar with the nature of the sinews, muscles, and tendons, will know very well, in giving movement to a limb, how many and which sinews cause it; and which muscle, by swelling, causes the contraction of...

Leonardo da Vinci

Before the advent of artificial light, we had 13, 14 hours in bed every night... and so what we experience now is about a 40% contraction of how we used to sleep, and I for one am glad of that...

Quotes by Jessa Gamble

Advent Quotes

The oil market is especially sensitive even to a hint of expansion or contraction in supply.

Quotes by James Surowiecki

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.

Quotes by Ibrahim Babangida

TV - a clever contraction derived from the words Terrible Vaudeville. However, it is our latest medium - we call it a medium because nothing's well done.

Quotes by Goodman Ace

The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnecessarily driving out conventional fuels as part of America's energy mix. The consequences are higher energy prices for families and a contraction of our nation's economic...

Quotes by Gina McCarthy

Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply.

Quotes by Edmund Phelps

America Quotes

In some units it may suppress the motor discharge altogether, in some it may merely slow the motor discharge thus lessening the wave frequency of the contraction and so the tension.

Quotes by Charles Scott Sherrington

The Indian business has largely grown on the back of exports. The domestic markets, as far as our Indian business is concerned, actually have contracted because of the contraction in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle space.

Quotes by Baba Kalyani

Much fiscal policy is implemented, not through spending increases, but through tax credits and other so-called tax expenditures. The markets should respond to them as they do spending cuts, with little contraction in economic activity.

Quotes by Alan Greenspan

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of contraction appear in these quotes?
The quotes cover economic contraction, technological contraction combining multiple innovations, and even a shrinking of sleep hours since artificial light arrived. Each uses the word to describe something shrinking or condensing.
How is contraction discussed in an economic context?
One quote references a government estimating contraction around 1.5 percent, tying the term to shrinking economic output as measured by a central bank. It's treated with cautious, factual language rather than alarm.
Why is sleep mentioned alongside contraction?
A quote notes that modern sleep time represents roughly a 40% contraction compared to hours people once spent in bed, framed as a lifestyle shift tied to our Advent quotes collection.
Does contraction relate to oil markets?
Yes, one quote describes oil markets as especially sensitive to even small hints of contraction or expansion in supply, highlighting how tightly connected pricing is to available volume.
Is technological contraction the same as economic contraction?
No, technological contraction here means combining multiple advances, like rocket and atomic clock technology, into a serendipitous discovery, a different sense of the word than the economic one discussed in our Business quotes collection.

From oil markets to atomic clocks, contraction quietly reshapes how systems and habits evolve over time. See more on change in our America quotes and Advent quotes pages.