Monetary policy suffers from the unfortunate absence of any occult effect. It has long been clear that economic management...would be greatly facilitated if resort could occasionally be had to witchcraft.

We live surrounded by a systematic appeal to a dream world which all mature, scientific reality would reject. We, quite literally, advertise our commitment to immaturity, mendacity and profound gullibility. It is as the hallmark of the culture. And it is justified as being economically indispensable.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

It is almost as important to know what is not serious as to know what is.

If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows (referring to "trickle down" economics).

No ethic is as ethical as the work ethic.

Clearly the most unfortunate people are those who must do the same thing over and over again, every minute, or perhaps twenty to the minute. They deserve the shortest hours and the highest pay.