College student Quote by Steven E. Landsburg

Colleges don't teach economics properly. Unfortunately we learn little from the experience of the past. An economist must know, besides his subject, ethics, logic,…

— Bernard Baruch

I do sense, as compared with let's say the early '50s, there's somewhat more of a careerism. I don't think it's anything special to…

— Kenneth Arrow

Answers are not enough, students should be encouraged to ask questions and explore alternatives to the norm. Entrepreneurship and invention are the backbone of…

— Jim Hunt

I was a business major in college, so I knew economics.

— Mike Holmgren

I've felt for some time that economics needs to be taught differently by economists who actually have had experience making a payroll or investing…

— Mark Skousen

Economists are economical, among other things, of ideas; most make those of their graduate days do for a lifetime.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Most intellectuals outside the field of economics show remarkably little interest in learning even the basic fundamentals of economics. Yet they do not hesitate…

— Thomas Sowell

Economists get impatient with philosophy. They are often trained as skilled mathematicians. They don't like going back to ordinary language and first principles.

— Martha C. Nussbaum

“Something is wrong, very wrong, when a single person in good health, a person who in addition possesses a working car, can barely support…

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Income is primarily determined by your philosophy, not by the economy

— Jim Rohn

Your income is directly related to your philosophy, NOT the economy.

— Jim Rohn

Whether you're studying electrical engineering or poetry, college is not about maximizing income, it's about becoming a better and more informed observer of the…

— John Green