I think almost every economist would agree that government…

I don't think that any economist disputes that we're in the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The good news is that we're…

— Barack Obama

“Great minds like a think -The Economist-”

— Samuel Gompers

I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies,…

— Jamie Dimon

We can all agree that government cant solve the obesity crisis alone. Its an ongoing issue that will require a collaborative effort across private…

— Marcus Samuelsson

Apple doesn't have to write code, which equals speech, when it doesn't agree with what the government wants to do. And it's not that…

— Laura Sydell

For resident stability, I fully agree with the government's stance that stabilizing the housing market should be the first and foremost step.

— Park Won-soon

We can all agree that government can't solve the obesity crisis alone. It's an ongoing issue that will require a collaborative effort across private…

— Marcus Samuelsson

The policy of letting things alone, in the practical sense that the Government should never interfere with business or go into business itself, is…

— George Bernard Shaw

We economists don't know much, but we do know how to create a shortage. If you want to create a shortage of tomatoes, for…

— Milton Friedman

Keynes was a great economist. In every discipline, progress comes from people who make hypotheses, most of which turn out to be wrong, but…

— Milton Friedman

Economists may not know much. But we know one thing very well: how to produce surpluses and shortages. Do you want a surplus? Have…

— Milton Friedman

I cannot disagree with you that having something like 500 economists is extremely unhealthy. As you say, it is not conducive to independent, objective…

— Milton Friedman

Every economist knows that minimum wages either do nothing or cause inflation and unemployment. That's not a statement, it's a definition.

— Milton Friedman

The proper role of government is exactly what John Stuart Mill said in the middle of the nineteenth century in On Liberty. The proper…

— Milton Friedman

Our biggest challenge is to eliminate the popular perception that economists don't have anything useful to say.

— Mark Zandi