“What do you see out there?” I ask. “Pittsburgh,” he replies. Now I laugh. “No, young man. What you see is hell… — Jerry Ash Copy Share Image
The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business. — Fran Tarkenton Copy Share Image
We are confronted by the appearance of social institutions unintentionally created, vital for the welfare of society, which are not the result… — Carl Menger Copy Share Image
The economic sanctions against Russia are madness, directed against a neighboring and friendly market. — Matteo Salvini Copy Share Image
“Expert economics coming to the assistance of ambitious unintelligence.” Let them chew cake.” — Mary Roach Copy Share Image
The petty economics of the rich are just as amazing as the silly extravagances of the poor — William Feather Copy Share Image
“The elimination of profit, whatever methods may be resorted to for its execution, must transform society into a senseless jumble.” — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
For in order for capitalism to work -- in order for it to produce a good and a stable society -- the… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When you put in place regulations that are so burdensome, so tough, so much so that they cripple your economy, we then… — Lisa Murkowski Copy Share Image
The middle class is collapsing and we are moving toward an oligarchic form of society, where the billionaires will control the economy… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
If you can, put aside for a moment your opinion of Donald Trump's words and actions and let's be perfectly honest: One… — Stephen Moore Copy Share Image
Economics is not a science; it is a quasi-religion: part superstition, part mystique, part sentimentality. Bankers dream like other men, the only… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Economic polarization is also occurring between creditor and debtor nations. This issplitting the eurozone between Germany, France and the Netherlands in the… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Educate ourselves; educate other people, the population in general, to fight fear and ignorance, to eliminate little by little the subjection to… — Amilcar Cabral Copy Share Image
People's position on immigration, once they get "sophisticated," and they rise to the higher levels of commentary or government, it's usually determined… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“The fallacy that dynamic processes must be modeled as if the system is in continuous equilibrium is probably the most important reason… — Steve Keen Copy Share Image
The point we are making is that the general global messages have been communicated, about the politics of South Africa, about the… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
If the ordinary wage-earner worked four hours a day, there would be enough for everybody and no unemployment -- assuming a certain… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Our problem today is not how to expropriate the expropriators but, rather, how to arrange matters so that the masses, dispossessed by… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
One the one hand, our economists treat human beings as rational actors making choices to maximize their own economic benefit. On the… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
“Contrary to what techno-determinists want us to believe, inequality is not the inevitable by-product of technology and globalization or even the lopsided… — Jonathan Taplin Copy Share Image
Berkshire's whole record has been achieved without paying one ounce of attention to the efficient market theory in its hard form. And… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“That being said, it may be that opponents of bailouts are not worried about public officials' behavior at all. Perhaps the strategic… — Richard Schragger Copy Share Image
I'm a capitalist. I believe that people take risk, and there are rewards if they do well; they should lose if they… — Harold Ford, Jr Copy Share Image
Connecting people to jobs and to each other is absolutely vital to a city's economy (and to the wider economy). — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
The economy needs thriving, job-creating small businesses, but excessive and ill-considered regulations too often get in the way of growth. — Sam Graves Copy Share Image
Unbridled capitalism in the United States can't be sustained socially. It leads to tensions. — Kenneth Rogoff Copy Share Image
Capitalism is at its liberating best in a noncapitalist environment. The crypto-businessman is the true revolutionary in a Communist country. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The most successful scientists in the history of the world are those who posed the right questions — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Our economy works at its best when we have a diverse workforce that is prepared and supported in the career they choose. — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
Our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics. — David Korten Copy Share Image
There are some templates that are in place for bipartisan investment in ways to make our economy stronger and ways to lift… — Bob Casey, Jr Copy Share Image
A tip for generalists who try to read economic research papers: If you get to a section that's incomprehensible, don't give up.… — David Leonhardt Copy Share Image
Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Survival in the demand economy depends on and requires experimentation, risk taking, and trial and error. — Kevin Allen Copy Share Image
Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world. — Jose Ferreira Copy Share Image
Everything reminds Milton Friedman of the money supply. Everything reminds me of sex, but I try to keep it out of my… — Robert Solow Copy Share Image
Economic engineering is about the design and analysis of frameworks for achieving specific economic objectives. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
You know there are very few Marxists left in the world... they're all in American universities. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
