“If you bake a cupcake, the world has one more cupcake. If you become a circus clown, the world has one more… — Steven E. Landsburg Baking Copy Share Image
“...given sufficient ignorance, one can doubt evolution....” — Steven E. Landsburg Biology Copy Share Image
“The governing principle is precisely the same one that predicts behavior at the gas pump. When the price of gasoline is low,… — Steven E. Landsburg Habits Copy Share Image
“Of course, ideas can always be misleading—but then so can numbers. Still, we advance by learning new ways to think, even if… — Steven E. Landsburg Learning new Copy Share Image
“Logic matters. It leads us from simple ideas to surprising conclusions.” — Steven E. Landsburg Logic Copy Share Image
“A few lines of reasoning can change the way we see the world.” — Steven E. Landsburg Intelligence Copy Share Image
“Among college students, economics and philosophy majors have similar current incomes, but it’s the economics students who drive cars, because it’s the… — Steven E. Landsburg College student Copy Share Image
“Colleges should offer lots of optional life-enriching experiences, like intramural basketball and a place to sunbathe. But reading books, like basketball or… — Steven E. Landsburg Basketball Copy Share Image
“When I find a pair of pants I like, I buy a lot of them. Really a lot. Perhaps there’s something genetic… — Steven E. Landsburg Sound And Fury Copy Share Image
“Why am I permitted to apply racial criteria when I select a spouse but not when I select a personal assistant?” — Steven E. Landsburg Marriage Copy Share Image
“A low current stock price forecasts a low future price. If today’s price is low, there is a good reason to buy… — Steven E. Landsburg Investing Copy Share Image
“Selling is a painful necessity, buying is what makes it all worthwhile.” — Steven E. Landsburg Economics-philosophy Copy Share Image
“If it's okay to enrich ourselves by denying foreigners the right to earn a living, why shouldn't we enrich ourselves by invading… — Steven E. Landsburg Economics Copy Share Image
“[Economics] is all about observing the world with genuine curiosity and admitting that it is full of mysteries” — Steven E. Landsburg Economics Copy Share Image
