Acquaintance Quote by Julian Simon

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

— Julian Simon

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

— 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 economically as…

— Julian Simon

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

— 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 countries, 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, I see…

— Julian Simon

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

— 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 no convincing…

— Julian Simon

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

— Julian Simon