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> [“If you bake a cupcake, the world has one more cupcake. If you become a circus clown, the world has one more squirt of seltzer down someone's pants. But if you win an Olympic gold medal, the world will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/if-you-bake-a-cupcake-the-world-has-one-more-cupcake-if-you-become-a/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

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## More by Steven E. Landsburg

> [“If you bake a cupcake, the world has one more cupcake. If you become a circus clown, the world has one more squirt of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/if-you-bake-a-cupcake-the-world-has-one-more-cupcake-if-you-become-a/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“...given sufficient ignorance, one can doubt evolution…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/given-sufficient-ignorance-one-can-doubt-evolution/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“The governing principle is precisely the same one that predicts behavior at the gas pump. When the price of gasoline is low, people choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/the-governing-principle-is-precisely-the-same-one-that-predicts/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“Of course, ideas can always be misleading—but then so can numbers. Still, we advance by learning new ways to think, even if those ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/of-course-ideas-can-always-be-misleading-but-then-so-can-numbers/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“Logic matters. It leads us from simple ideas to surprising conclusions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/logic-matters-it-leads-us-from-simple-ideas-to-surprising-conclusions/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“A few lines of reasoning can change the way we see the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/a-few-lines-of-reasoning-can-change-the-way-we-see-the-world/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“Among college students, economics and philosophy majors have similar current incomes, but it’s the economics students who drive cars, because it’s the economics students…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/among-college-students-economics-and-philosophy-majors-have-similar/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“Colleges should offer lots of optional life-enriching experiences, like intramural basketball and a place to sunbathe. But reading books, like basketball or sunbathing, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/colleges-should-offer-lots-of-optional-life-enriching-experiences/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“When I find a pair of pants I like, I buy a lot of them. Really a lot. Perhaps there’s something genetic here; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/when-i-find-a-pair-of-pants-i-like-i-buy-a-lot-of-them-really-a-lot/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“Why am I permitted to apply racial criteria when I select a spouse but not when I select a personal assistant?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/why-am-i-permitted-to-apply-racial-criteria-when-i-select-a-spouse/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“A low current stock price forecasts a low future price. If today’s price is low, there is a good reason to buy more (it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/a-low-current-stock-price-forecasts-a-low-future-price-if-today-s/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“Selling is a painful necessity, buying is what makes it all worthwhile.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/selling-is-a-painful-necessity-buying-is-what-makes-it-all-worthwhile/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [“If it's okay to enrich ourselves by denying foreigners the right to earn a living, why shouldn't we enrich ourselves by invading peaceful countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/if-it-s-okay-to-enrich-ourselves-by-denying-foreigners-the-right-to/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

> [ “\[Economics\] is all about observing the world with genuine curiosity and admitting that it is full of mysteries” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-e-landsburg/economics-is-all-about-observing-the-world-with-genuine-curiosity-and/)

[Steven E. Landsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-e-landsburg/)

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