Economist Quote by Eric Alterman

The Economist is undoubtedly the smartest weekly news magazine in the English language. I always look forward to its quirky year-end double issue.

— Eric Alterman

I don't like the Sunday newspapers - I read them because I have to. 'Sunday Times,' 'Telegraph,' 'Independent' on Sunday - I find them…

— Richard Quest

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

— Nelson DeMille

I never understand why 'economist makes forecast' is ever a headline. Whether the economist in question is from the International Monetary Fund, a City…

— Tim Harford

The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use…

— Barry Ritholtz

It's easier to make a reporter into an economist than an economist into a reporter.

— Frederick Winslow Taylor

Economist should be spelled echonomist, because they all repeat each other.

— Jarod Kintz

I don't read economic forecasts. I don't read the funny papers.

— Warren Buffett

When you cover the economy as a reporter, there's one part of the job that is always easy: finding economists who disagree.

— Adam Davidson

I usually like 'The Guardian' and its journalistic bent, but sometimes 'The Independent.' And if I'm being totally honest, some weekends I'll have a…

— Sue Perkins

If a magazine proudly labels itself 'The Economist,' you would expect that publication to understand the economic burdens of today's youth. But when a…

— Ana Kasparian

At what price do we get our news? The role of economics in defining the nature of contemporary journalism has never been better explained.…

— Marvin Kalb