The myth that holds that the great corporation is the puppet of the market, the powerless servant of the consumer, is, in fact one of the devices by … - John Kenneth Galbraith

Men can labor to make sense out of single steps toward the goal without ever pausing to reflect that the goal itself is ludicrous.

Increasingly in recent times we have come first to identify the remedy that is most agreeable, most convenient, most in accord with major pecuniary or political interest, the one that reflects our available faculty for action; then we move from the remedy so available or desired back to a cause to which that remedy is relevant.

Of all the mysteries of the stock exchange there is none so impenetrable as why there should be a buyer for everyone who seeks to sell.