Because of his compassion Owen was always in trouble with his partners. They would have much preferred a tough, down-to-earth manager who would get a… - John Kenneth Galbraith

For thousands of reluctant scholars, a few distantly remembered curves depicting the interaction of supply and demand to establish prices have for long been the only permanent return on an investment in economic education.

the speculative episode always ends not with a whimper but with a bang.

La qualifica più comune di chi fa previsioni in campo economico consiste non già nel sapere, ma nel non sapere di non sapere. Il suo grande vantaggio è che tutte le previsioni, giusta o sbagliate che siano, vengono rapidamente dimenticate.