If one could divine the nature of the economic forces in the world, one could foretell the future. — Robert Heilbroner Copy Share Image
Equality of economic opportunity, in the context of private property, means equality of opportunity for the millions of capital-less households of today… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
“In the economies of late capitalism leisure displaces labor, consumption displaces production, and commodities become the instruments of leisure, identity, and social… — John Fiske Copy Share Image
Some critics accuse capitalism of being a selfish system, but the selfishness is not in capitalism - it is in human nature. — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
'The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of… — Andrew Guzaldo Copy Share Image
The high-tech, globalized capitalism of the 21st century is very different from the postwar version of capitalism that performed so magnificently for… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
I do agree that the science is not settled on this. The idea that we would put American's economy at jeopardy based… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
“If you invest all your energy in economics, world commerce, parliamentarianism, military engagements, power and power politics, -if you take the quantum… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Economic problems have no sharp edges. They shade off imperceptibly into politics, sociology, and ethics. Indeed, it is hardly an exaggeration to… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
The economy, virtually all the new income has gone to the top 10 percent, and we need to find those areas where… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
We are all far less rational in our decision-making than standard economic theory assumes. Our irrational behaviors are neither random nor senseless:… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
When everybody owns something, nobody owns it, and nobody has a direct interest in maintaining or improving its condition. That is why… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Every day, human beings are worth less. That's the triumph of capitalism. The money gets made, and the fewer people we need… — David Simon Copy Share Image
Capitalism is chronically unstable.Boom and bust has always marked capitalism in the United States. There were panics in 1785, 1791, 1819, 1857,… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
To join or not to join films was the biggest choice I had to make. I'd done two years of biogenetic engineering,… — Amisha Patel Copy Share Image
Economics is in many respects the queen of the soft sciences. It's expected to be better than the rest. It's my view… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The change in economic values created by the new markets for global public goods will reorient our global economy and under the… — Graciela Chichilnisky Copy Share Image
Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My biggest surprise of the year does involve Donald Trump and it involves his money. And I am one of the prominent… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
In the tradition of national income accounting, economic policymakers have typically focused on variables such as income, wealth, and consumption. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
As far as the U.S. economy is concerned, I always believe that the U.S. economy is solidly based, not only in a… — Wen Jiabao Copy Share Image
I think that it's difficult to talk about large questions of economics or social policy without understanding the building blocks of society.… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
I do not believe there is a natural resource economics. I believe there is good economics and bad economics. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
