Economic Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith Download Open image “Milton Friedman’s misfortune is that his economic policies have been tried.” — John Kenneth Galbraith ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Economic Economics Milton Milton Friedman Misfortunes Policy
When the economy was going up, [Milton Friedman and I] both gave the same advice, and when the economy was going down, we gave… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
The myth of the inevitability of economic globalization is based largely on the work of Milton Friedman, and easily the most underreported story of… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Friedmans influence reaches far beyond the academic community and the world of economics. Rather than lock himself in an ivory tower, he has joined… — William E. Simon Copy Share Image
So many of the great thought leaders that have shaped economics - Gary Becker, Milton Friedman - what an unbelievable success story they've had… — Kenneth C. Griffin Copy Share Image
If I really believed in Friedman's economic theory, then I'd be quite satisfied to spend the rest of my life with a garden hose… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
“Along with libertarians such as Milton Friedman, an especially influential economist, they pointed with alarm at the dramatic increase in the number of government… — James T. Patterson Copy Share Image
An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We both approach the world as economists, and as economists resigned to - and sometimes even reveling in - the character defect that diverts… — Steven Landsburg Copy Share Image
One independent expert - actually, the economist who advised John McCain in 2008, so, you know, not somebody that has any predisposition toward our… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Economics is a highly sophisticated field of thought that is superb at explaining to policymakers precisely why the choices they made in the past… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
I took the obligatory economics classes in school, but I've long been a fan of the Milton Friedman philosophy and its libertarian bent: One… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
The experience of being disastrously wrong is salutary, no economist should be denied it, and not many are. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Getting on the cover of TIME guarantees the existence of opposition in the future. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Technology means the systematic application of scientific or other organized knowledge to practical tasks. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
“Men can labor to make sense out of single steps toward the goal without ever pausing to reflect that the goal itself is ludicrous.” — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous, or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
That one never need to look beyond the love of money for explanation of human behavior is one of the most jealously guarded simplification… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Agriculture is one economic activity that does not obey the laws of demand and supply. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Washington is a place where men praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
World War II revealed two of the enduring features of the Keynesian Revolution. One was the moral difference between spending for welfare and spending… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Money is what fueled the industrial society. But in the informational society, the fuel, the power, is knowledge. One has now come to see… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
While it will be desirable to achieve planned results, it will be even more important to avoid unplanned disasters. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined. — Lee R. Raymond Copy Share Image
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture,… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
The concept of humanity is an especially useful ideological instrument of imperialist expansion, and in its ethical-humanitarian form it is a specific vehicle of… — Carl Schmitt Copy Share Image
Parents who are stressed or disturbed will have more difficulty in meeting their children's needs. Parents who have little support--from friends, relatives, neighbors, or… — Sheila Kamerman Copy Share Image
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
The number of poor, and poorly prepared, students who succeed in college and beyond undercuts the simplistic notion that economic or educational disadvantage is… — Roland Merullo Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The average well-being of our societies is not dependent any longer on national income and economic growth. ... But the differences between us and… — Richard G. Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an… — F. A. Harper Copy Share Image
Business school graduates from the best schools earn large salaries and frequently rise to positions of great power. It would be nice if they… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
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