Even before I came to Chicago, I had gotten interested in the existence of dispersion of prices under conditions which economic theory said would yield a single price.
George StiglerThe main insight learned from interdisciplinary studies is the return to specialization
George StiglerA Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens.
George StiglerAll great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman.
George Stigler