So, economics should emulate physics' basic ethos, but its search for precision in physics-like formulas is almost always wrong in economics. — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“Tell me naughty things while I jack off. Say anything freaky, but don’t mention finance or economics. That’s just too kinky.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Recommending gastric bypass as a national solution for our diabetes epidemic is bad medicine and bad economics. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong. — Dennis Hastert Copy Share Image
First of all, I am not an expert on matters on different economic systems, but in my normal social intercourse with my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Gambling in the mark has been the great indoor sport of the capitalists for months, and consequently food has increased by 25… — Agnes Smedley Copy Share Image
The [Communist] Party has one objective: the creation of a socialist economy; and one means: the utilization of the class struggle. — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
This economic pie that is getting ready to explode before our eyes is going to be shared equally. — Ray Nagin Copy Share Image
The reality is that our economy now consists of driving 250 million vehicles around the suburbs and malls and eating fried chicken.… — Joe Bageant Copy Share Image
One of the major forces driving the decline in wages and the concentration of wealth at the top is the offshoring of… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“Creativity tempered by sound judgment is the currency of the new economy. It remains largely an open playing field for anyone who… — Ken Goldstein Copy Share Image
I have been gradually coming under the conviction, disturbing for a professional theorist, that there is no such thing as economics -… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
Good and just society is neither the thesis of capitalism nor the antithesis of communism, but a socially conscious democracy which reconciles… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“We should by now have learned that politics remains national, even if economics does not: the history of the 20th century offers… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
We identified various sectors of the economy, which we said were growth sectors. I have mentioned tourism. We said, for instance, agro-business.… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
A good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds. It is a balanced whole, providing the investor… — Harry Markowitz Copy Share Image
The whole financial structure of Wall Street seems to rise or fall on the mere fact that the Federal Reserve Bank raises… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
The country is now universally recognised as a nation on the move and takes its place amongst the successful economies in the… — Ratan Tata Copy Share Image
“The capitalist empires, with their affirmations of sacrifice for the free world, of defence of private enterprise, of safeguarding order from subversion… — Helder Camara Copy Share Image
We often confuse or loosely use the ideas of crony capitalism or neoliberalism to actually avoid using the word "capitalism", but once… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“I am sometimes asked, "How do you know there won't be a war tomorrow (or a genocide, or an act of terrorism)… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“Everyone has a need to feel a sense of self-worth and self-actualization – that he or she believes his or her existence… — Kai-Fu Lee Copy Share Image
“A predominantly voluntary exchange economy, on the other hand, has within it the potential to promote both prosperity and human freedom. It… — Milton Freidman Copy Share Image
The government - the ultimate short-term-oriented player - cannot withstand much pain in the economy or the financial markets. Bailouts and rescues… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
If the search is for examples that contradict the predictions of standard economic models, a good rule of thumb is to start… — Robert H. Frank Copy Share Image
Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility-the highway to the American Dream. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I'm not political, but I am policy-oriented and I am interested in the right moves for our economy, for our nation; but… — Trish Regan Copy Share Image
history, like nature, has its own economy, its own balancing of forces in the final accounting. Nothing can be lost, except to… — Helen Foster Snow Copy Share Image
“general observation for joining the ranks of winners in our economy: If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
In [great mathematics] there is a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy. — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
If we decide, we can change the pitiable condition of Indian economy. We have to take up the responsibility and show commitment. — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
The term 'business cycle' is imprecise. Economic fluctuations affect everyone, not just businesses, and they are, unlike astral cycles, anything but regular. — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
Consumption is still going up on Alibaba. This is because when the economy goes down people look online to Alibaba to buy… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
The throwaway economy that has been evolving over the last half-century is an aberration, now itself headed for the junk heap of… — Lester R. Brown Copy Share Image
One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Establishment idiots say the Trump tax cuts only helped the rich. Don't they understand anything about economics? — Steve Hilton Copy Share Image
An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough jobs or enough profits — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Academic economists have consistently discredited themselves by wrongly warning against the policies of President Trump. — Scott Bessent Copy Share Image