Organizational Quotes by Kenneth E. Boulding

[In science any model depends on a pre-chosen taxonomy] a set of classifications into which we divide the enormous complexity of the real world...…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

If we saw tomorrow's newspaper today, tomorrow would never happen.

— Kenneth E. Boulding

It is clear that the building of models is not a purely mechanical process but requires skill of a high order - not merely…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

Even personal tastes are learned, in the matrix of a culture or a subculture in which we grow up, by very much the same…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

In view of the importance of philanthropy in our society, it is surprising that so little attention has been given to it by economic…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

Humble, honest, ignorance is one of the finest flowers of the human spirit

— Kenneth E. Boulding

[The question for the behavioral disciplines is simply] what is better, and how do we get there?

— Kenneth E. Boulding

[Even the mechanism can be endowed with an image. Thus] the thermostat has an image of the outside world in the shape of information…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

Economic problems have no sharp edges. They shade off imperceptibly into politics, sociology, and ethics. Indeed, it is hardly an exaggeration to say that…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

The world moves into the future as a result of decisions, not as a result of plans. Plans are significant only insofar as they…

— Kenneth E. Boulding

Mathematicians themselves set up standards of generality and elegance in their exposition which are a bar to understand.

— Kenneth E. Boulding

The concept of need is often looked upon rather unfavorably by economists, in contrast with the concept of demand. Both, however, have their own…

— Kenneth E. Boulding