Economics Quotes · Page 131

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

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

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

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

If we decide, we can change the pitiable condition of Indian economy. We have to take up the responsibility and show commitment.

— Narendra Modi

In [great mathematics] there is a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy.

— G. H. Hardy

“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

Consumption is still going up on Alibaba. This is because when the economy goes down people look online to Alibaba to buy…

— Jack Ma

I didn't like university life much at Bologna. The subjects I studied - economics and business administration - didn't interest me. I…

— Michelangelo Antonioni

These are economic issues that should get resolved. There are creative solutions to every problem. Hopefully between the lending institutions and the…

— Bob DuPuy

“Except for spending to protect property rights, enforce the law, and protect citizens from foreign aggressors, all government spending crowds out private…

— Thomas J. DiLorenzo

“On the deepest level, problems such as war and starvation are not solved by economics and politics alone. Their source is prejudice…

— Joseph Goldstein

“The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Conflicts are never caused in any simple way by identity, culture or economics. Where resources are scarce, or there are strong historical…

— Geoff Mulgan

If we could figure out the big economic question - which really is how do we get wealth out of the coasts…

— Tim Ryan

I've always been a big believer in the power of place. I believe that where we are affects who we are when…

— Eric Weiner

“...I take as a point of departure the possibility and desirability of a fundamentally different form of society--call it communism, if you…

— Michael Burawoy

Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics, history) which…

— Murray Rothbard

Economists tell us that the 'price' of an object and its 'value' have very little or nothing to do with one another.…

— L. Neil Smith

The economy, virtually all the new income has gone to the top 10 percent, and we need to find those areas where…

— Jeff Merkley

“...If you look at mainstream economics there are three things you will not find in a mainstream economic model - Banks, Debt,…

— Steve Keen

Our goals are also the same, to have a just system of economics and politics, to let the people of the world…

— Jimmy Carter

“The owner of the means of production is in a position to purchase the labor power of the worker. By using the…

— Albert Einstein

One cannot walk into an April day in a negative way. With spring, each man's plans and hopes result in new efforts,…

— Malcolm Forbes

The term 'business cycle' is imprecise. Economic fluctuations affect everyone, not just businesses, and they are, unlike astral cycles, anything but regular.

— Kevin Hassett

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

There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual…

— Gordon Brown

One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the…

— Ron Chernow

Establishment idiots say the Trump tax cuts only helped the rich. Don't they understand anything about economics?

— Steve Hilton

In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is.

— Anonymous

An economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough jobs or enough profits

— John F. Kennedy

Academic economists have consistently discredited themselves by wrongly warning against the policies of President Trump.

— Scott Bessent

When it comes to economy, my district is the fourth largest concentration of manufacturing jobs of any district in the entire country.

— Brad Schneider

In an unmolested market economy - one where all dealings are consensual - the 'allocation' of wealth and income is the result…

— Sheldon Richman

Presidents in both parties - from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan - have known that our free-enterprise economy is the source…

— Marco Rubio

I think that for the developing world there are many versions of capitalism, and countries have to choose one that's appropriate.

— Joseph Stiglitz

All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman.

— George Stigler

I, place economy among the first & most important republican virtues, & public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared

— Thomas Jefferson

The economy is after all driven by people. No matter how dire the situation may be, as long as people are firm,…

— Daisaku Ikeda

Narrative drives most of economics. Everything seems to be part of a story, and how that story is told often leads to…

— Barry Ritholtz