Julian Simon

There is only one important resource which has shown a trend of increasing scarcity rather than increasing abundance. That resource is the…

— Julian Simon

Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns of training…

— Julian Simon

Human beings create more than they destroy.

— Julian Simon

Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth.

— Julian Simon

The increase in the world's population represents our victory over death.

— Julian Simon

The most important benefit of population size and growth is the increase it brings to the stock of useful knowledge. Minds matter…

— Julian Simon

Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources…

— Julian Simon

“This is my long-run forecast in brief: The material conditions of life will continue to get better for most people, in most…

— Julian Simon

Letting the religious right teach ID in schools is like letting the Marines teach poetry in advanced combat training. As a scientist,…

— Julian Simon

Progress toward a more abundant material life does not come like manna from heaven. . . . My message certainly is not…

— Julian Simon

The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is…

— Julian Simon

All of us necessarily hold many casual opinions that are ludicrously wrong simply because life is far too short for us to…

— Julian Simon

Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays as compared…

— Julian Simon

We now have in our hands—really, in our libraries—the technology to feed, clothe, and supply energy to an ever-growing population for the…

— Julian Simon

Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a…

— Julian Simon

Energy is the master resource, because energy enables us to convert one material into another. As natural scientists continue to learn more…

— Julian Simon

Because we can expect future generations to be richer than we are, no matter what we do about resources, asking us to…

— Julian Simon

Adding more people causes problems. But people are also the means to solve these problems. The main fuel to speed the world’s…

— Julian Simon

The essence of wealth is the capacity to control the forces of nature, and the extent of wealth depends upon the level…

— Julian Simon

Greater consumption due to increase in population and growth of income heightens scarcity and induces price run-ups. A higher price represents an…

— Julian Simon

Friedrich Hayek, who died on March 23, 1992 at age 92, was arguably the greatest social scientist of the twentieth century. By…

— Julian Simon

People call me an optimist, but I'm really an appreciator ... years ago, I was cured of a badly infected finger with…

— Julian Simon