Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear, and powerful in the midst of emotional 'storms'.
The economic illusion is the belief that social justice is bad for economic growth.
George Stigler Nobel laureate and a leader of Chicago School was asked why there were no Nobel Prizes awarded in the other social sciences, sociology, psychology, history, etc. "Don't worry", Stigler said, "they have already have a Nobel Prize in. . . Literature"
In a world where technology and capital are highly transferable, there is a real risk that comparative advantage comes to be defined as whose labor force will work for the lowest wage.
Donald Rumsfeld should not just be impeached. He should be tried as a war criminal. As for Bush, he can be dispatched by the electorate while we are still a democracy.
Despite its scientific pretensions, economics still remains more of an art than a science
If Boeing got a big head start on the 707 from multibillion-dollar military contracts to develop an air force transport, is that a sin against free trade?
I believe in myself over everyone else. There's nothing that walks on two legs that I'm afraid of.
Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.
I know it shouldn't make a difference, but crossing the dateline, we weren't sure what day it was - it was very strange. Now, I seem to cope with it better.
I long to create something that can't be used to keep us passive: I want to write a script about plumbing, how every pipe is joined to every other.