Be humble Quote by Paul Samuelson

There is something, however humble, which can properly be called skill among those who recognise themselves as economists.

— Kenneth E. Boulding

Economists are like computers. They need to have facts punched into them.

— Kenneth E. Boulding

I am not an economist. I am an honest man!

— Mark Twain

Economists create their own worlds. We're like little gods with our artificial economics, wanting to see what happens.

— Edward C. Prescott

Economists, on the whole, think well of what they do themselves and much less well of what their professional colleagues do.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Economists have put themselves in a position where what they are doing is supposed to be impossible to understand for outsiders, so they dont…

— Thomas Piketty

All the wealthiest people in the U.S. seem compelled to brag about how humble they are.

— Craig Brown

All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman.

— George Stigler

Beware of economists who hide assumptions.

— Anat R. Admati

One speaks with great respect of economists, if only because they represent such a variety of opinions.

— Robert Menzies

It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.

— Jane Austen

People today dont become economists to make the world a better place.

— Tim Harford