All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman. — George Stigler Copy Share Image
Presidents in both parties - from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan - have known that our free-enterprise economy is the source… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I think that for the developing world there are many versions of capitalism, and countries have to choose one that's appropriate. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Unlike an inexorable, Newtonian "great machine", the economy is not a closed system. — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Marshall Jevons is the pioneer for integrating economics and detective fiction, and The Mystery of the Invisible Hand is another fine effort… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Capitalism gave the world what it needed, a higher standard of living for a steadily increasing number of people. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
If you want a more productive economy, you need to invest in the skills of our workforce. — Jeremy Corbyn Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is, the policies of this administration, which Hillary Clinton and Senator Kaine want to continue, have run… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
Commercial institutions, proud of their achievements, do not see that healthy living systems - clean air and water, healthy soil, stable climates… — Paul Hawken Copy Share Image
The value of a yellow metal (gold), originally chosen as money because it tickled the fancy of savages, is clearly a chancy… — Dennis Holme Robertson Copy Share Image
“The stock market is almost magical because it always leads the economy. It goes down long before the economy drops and then… — Kenneth L. Fisher Copy Share Image
One of the most important aspects that feed a thriving economy is successful businesses, so the more startups that take off, the… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
“The economy is now consuming the planet’s available resources on a scale that rivals their supply while releasing its waste products back… — James Gustave Speth Copy Share Image
It's pointless to talk to Fed members about economics because they are academics who believe in money-printing. Some of them believe they… — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, it is a fact that economics cannot remain an esoteric branch of knowledge accessible only to… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
We should have a society that measures progress not just by economic metrics like GDP, but by how many of us have… — Mark Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
“Whether we understand work spiritually depends in large part on whether we understand the economy spiritually. If we view the economy materialistically,… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“It is certainly true that imitation is everywhere, from sport to business, from dancing to dressing, from driving to singing. In fact,… — Michele Boldrin Copy Share Image
Many people have written about the economic meaning of globalization; in One World Peter Singer explains its moral meaning. His position is… — Michael Walzer Copy Share Image
Socialist thought owes its appeal to the young largely to its visionary character; the very courage to indulge in Utopian thought is… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
I find it very difficult to relate to India's new middle class. This very patriotic and neoliberal group that mixes religion and… — Sarnath Banerjee Copy Share Image
I've never believed protectionism of that kind will lead us anywhere. I think you can have certain specific rules for engaging with… — Ratan Tata Copy Share Image
Since the global financial crisis and recession of 2007-2009, criticism of the economics profession has intensified. The failure of all but a… — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
Getting the economy back on its feet is properly viewed as an investment in future prosperity. When businesses and consumers confront attractive… — Robert H. Frank Copy Share Image
Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Speculation in land may be necessary to capitalism, but speculative orgies periodically become a quagmire of destruction for capital itself. — David Harvey Copy Share Image
We cannot hope to achieve full employment and sustain it until we have mastered inflation. — Denis Healey Copy Share Image
People who know what is good for other people all the time are as big a menace in our society as the… — May Hobbs Copy Share Image
Capitalism is like a child: if you want the child to grow up free and productive, somebody's got to look over the… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
The European economy is collapsing! The trans-Atlantic region is a disaster area in terms of economy. — Lyndon LaRouche Copy Share Image
President Trump is growing the economy, growing our jobs market, creating new value in the stock market. — Trish Regan Copy Share Image
Communism brought out the worst in human nature and crippled people's ability or ambition to participate in a market economy. — Thomas Woods Copy Share Image
Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be… — Enrique Penalosa Copy Share Image
You don't see black people winning Nobel prizes for physics or economics or any of the industries or institutions that shape the… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can pray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
President Obama insists he's a free-market guy. But you have to wonder whether he understands how a free economy really works. — Fred Barnes Copy Share Image
Economy is a subject which admits of being treated with levity, but it cannot so be disposed of. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Economy has frequently nothing whatever to do with the amount of money being spent, but with the wisdom used in spending it. — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
I am proud to support the incredible economics department at the University of Chicago. — Kenneth C. Griffin Copy Share Image
