Trade Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

12 Trade quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

O'Rourke’s 12 lines turn the serious business of trade into a series of sharp, humorous observations. The tone is witty, making complex market ideas feel surprisingly approachable.

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Self-interest leads to honing your skills, the better to trade with.

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There's no such thing as a trade deficit.

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Apparently Bolivia is the key source of lithium in the world. So we're gonna trade the Saudis for the Bolivians.

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People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation.

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Any trade that is voluntarily made is mutually beneficial, by definition, and, indeed, is balanced, by definition.

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I've never been able to get it straight about what these people who are worried about the trade deficit are worried about.

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Whenever government proposes to get involved in the regulation of trade, just be very, very careful about who's behind this proposal, what…

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Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to…

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There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the…

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...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade…

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I've never been able to get it straight about what these people who are worried about the trade deficit are worried about.…

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It doesn't matter how many televisions and computers and pieces of stereo equipment the Chinese send to us, even if they're sending…

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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.

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