Invisible Hand Quotes

26 quotes by 26 authors

A few months ago people were talking about seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Now the only hope is keeping the world… — Jeffrey Garten
I find myself more and more relying for a solution of our problems on the invisible hand which I tried to eject from economic thinking… — John Maynard Keynes
What's the single most important thing to learn from an economics course today? Â What I tried to leave my students with is the view… — Lawrence Summers
Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' is not above sudden, disturbing, movements. Since its inception, capitalism has known slumps and recessions, bubble and froth; no one has… — Margaret Thatcher
While the invisible hand looks after the private sector, the invisible foot kicks the public sector to pieces. — Herman E. Daly
In practice, without appropriate government intervention, Smith's "invisible hand" dons brass knuckles and conducts gang warfare, creating fierce battles between competitors who would be more… — Denise Caruso
The key reason executives are paid so much now is that they appoint the members of the corporate board that determines their compensation and control… — Paul Krugman
There is no economic imperative that will condemn us to deplete our vital resource base, but neither is there an invisible hand that will prevent… — Jeffrey Sachs
When it comes to the environment, the invisible hand never picks up the check. — Kim Stanley Robinson
The border is a marketplace. The invisible hand of the powerful governs the crossings. — Amitava Kumar
The invisible hand never picks up the check. — Kim Stanley
As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of… — Pierre Trudeau
Many people in this world are merely playing a role, unaware that there is an Invisible Hand guiding them. — Paulo Coelho
People who intend only to serve public interest are led by invisible hand to private interest which was no part of their intention. — Milton Friedman
I believe in God as I believe in my friends, because I feel the breath of His affections, feel His invisible hand, drawing me, leading… — Miguel de Unamuno
Conservatives may worship Adam Smith's 'invisible hand,' but for Obama, the helping hand comes in large measure from the public, not the private sector. To… — Jeff Greenfield
Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great… — William Shakespeare
The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government. — Mitt Romney
Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed,… — Adam Smith
No people can be bound to acknowledge the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the united States. Every… — George Washington

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