--- title: "4 Economist Quotes By Will Rogers" description: "4 Economist quotes by Will Rogers. Plus more from Will Rogers and more Economist sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/will-rogers-272_america_an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you_602687.jpg" --- > [An economist is a man that can tell you...what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you-what-can-happen-under-any/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/will-rogers-272_america_an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you_602687.jpg) > [I would never make a good economist. You know, an economist is a man that can tell you anything about — well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/i-would-never-make-a-good-economist-you-know-an-economist-is-a-man/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/will-rogers-272_business_i-would-never-make-a-good-economist-you_909749.jpg) > [Government spending? I don't know what it's all about. I don't know any more about this thing than an economist does, and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/government-spending-i-don-t-know-what-it-s-all-about-i-don-t-know-any/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/will-rogers-272_doe_government-spending-i-don-t-know-what-it_2869317.jpg) > [An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/an-economist-s-guess-is-liable-to-be-as-good-as-anybody-else-s/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/will-rogers-272_business_an-economist-s-guess-is-liable-to-be-as_3061923.jpg) ## Other authors on Economist - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kenneth-e-boulding-56467.jpg) Kenneth E. Boulding 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/kenneth-e-boulding/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-kenneth-galbraith-51720.jpg) John Kenneth Galbraith 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/john-kenneth-galbraith/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-krugman-74013.jpg) Paul Krugman 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/paul-krugman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milton-friedman-68333.jpg) Milton Friedman 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/milton-friedman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-maynard-keynes-51905.jpg) John Maynard Keynes 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/john-maynard-keynes/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joan-robinson-50208.jpg) Joan Robinson 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/joan-robinson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-harford-90885.jpg) Tim Harford 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/tim-harford/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nassim-nicholas-taleb-70256.jpg) Nassim Nicholas Taleb 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/nassim-nicholas-taleb/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-stigler-38002.jpg) George Stigler 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/george-stigler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-thaler-78929.jpg) Richard Thaler 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/richard-thaler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-muhammad-yunus-69525.jpg) Muhammad Yunus 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/muhammad-yunus/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-hudson-67160.jpg) Michael Hudson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/michael-hudson/) ## More by Will Rogers > [She was so ugly she could make a mule back away from an oat bin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/she-was-so-ugly-she-could-make-a-mule-back-away-from-an-oat-bin/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [We are always saying: Let the Law take its Course but what we really mean is: Let the Law take OUR Course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/we-are-always-saying-let-the-law-take-its-course-but-what-we-really/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [The Democrats and the Republicans are equally corrupt where money is concerned. It's only in the amount where the Republicans excel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/the-democrats-and-the-republicans-are-equally-corrupt-where-money-is/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [Farmers, get out your sense of humor. Congress meets to relieve you again next week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/farmers-get-out-your-sense-of-humor-congress-meets-to-relieve-you/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [Politicians, after all, are not over a year behind public opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/politicians-after-all-are-not-over-a-year-behind-public-opinion/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [American invents everything, but the trouble is we get tired of it the minute the new is wore off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/american-invents-everything-but-the-trouble-is-we-get-tired-of-it-the/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [I don't know what humor is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/i-don-t-know-what-humor-is/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [There are two things I don't care how smart you are, you will never understand. One is an alienist's testimony, and the other is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/there-are-two-things-i-don-t-care-how-smart-you-are-you-will-never/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/the-more-you-observe-politics-the-more-you-ve-got-to-admit-that-each/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience. And his lack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/i-don-t-think-you-can-make-a-lawyer-honest-by-an-act-of-legislature/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [There are two theories to arguing with a woman. Neither works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/there-are-two-theories-to-arguing-with-a-woman-neither-works/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [America is a great country, but you can't live in it for nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/america-is-a-great-country-but-you-can-t-live-in-it-for-nothing/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/there-ought-to-be-one-day-just-one-when-there-is-open-season-on/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [Every Gag I tell must be based on truth. No matter how much I may exaggerate it, it must have a certain amount of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/every-gag-i-tell-must-be-based-on-truth-no-matter-how-much-i-may/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) > [So live that you would not mind selling your pet parrot to the town gossip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/so-live-that-you-would-not-mind-selling-your-pet-parrot-to-the-town/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economist/will-rogers/#itemlist", "name": "4 Economist Quotes By Will Rogers", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "An economist is a man that can tell you...what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Will Rogers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you-what-can-happen-under-any/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/will-rogers-272_america_an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you_602687.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/will-rogers-272_america_an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you_602687.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/will-rogers-272_america_an-economist-is-a-man-that-can-tell-you_602687.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“An economist is a man that can tell you...what can happen under any given condition, and his guess is liable…” — Will Rogers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would never make a good economist. 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