Quotes by Economics I must confess that if I had been consulted whether to establish a Nobel Prize in economics, I should have decidedly advised against it. Friedrich August von Hayek economics nobel should-have The Nobel Prize confers on an individual an authority which in economics no man ought to possess. Friedrich August von Hayek economics individual men We are ignorant of what it is we do not know even though we know more than we can ever say G. L. S. Shackle ignorant economics ignorance I admire the artists that work everyday to attest things for themselves... In the act of transforming the objects of the everyday they transform the passage of time and analyze the economics and politics of the instruments of living. Gabriel Orozco economics everyday artist There exists no third principle for the organisation of the economics process which can be rationally chosen to achieve any desirable ends, in addition to either a functioning market in which nobody can conclusively determine how well-off particular groups or individuals will be, or a central direction where a group organised for power determines it. Friedrich August von Hayek economics groups principles Ecology is the overall science of which economics is a minor speciality. Garrett Hardin ecology minors economics I am saying that the economic approach provides a valuable unified framework for understanding all human behaviour Gary Becker economics behaviour understanding Trade unionism is not socialism. It is the capitalism of the proletariat. George Bernard Shaw proletariat socialism economics I don't think you can spend yourself rich. George M. Humphrey economics rich thinking Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right. George Meany economics financial experts The one profession where you can gain great eminence without ever being right. George Meany profession economics gains Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics. George Osborne economics cutting exercise Where combination is possible, competition is impossible. George Stephenson economics competition impossible ...it is distressing how often one can guess the answer given to an economic question merely by knowing who asks it. George Stigler economics knowing answers Studying economics is not a good preparation for dealing with it. George Soros economics preparation study Reformers have the idea that change can be achieved by brute sanity. George Bernard Shaw sanity economics ideas If the present economic structure can change only by collapsing, then it had better collapse as soon as possible. Germaine Greer collapse economics structure There is a golden thread which runs through British history of the individual, standing firm against tyranny and then of the individual participating in his society Gordon Brown golden economics running Moore's law is really about economics. Gordon Moore moores-law economics law Besides, do any of us understand what we are doing? If we did, would we ever do it? George Bernard Shaw economics ifs «1234567891011»