In the affluent society, no useful distinction can be made between luxuries and necessities.

I'm certainly going to support Al Gore because, on the whole, he's the more sensible figure and you vote not for the perfect but for the best. Coupled with that is a special situation.

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

Few economic problems, if any, are difficult of solution. The difficulty, all but invariably, is in confronting them. We know what needs to be done; for reasons of inertia, pecuniary interest, passion or ignorance, we do not wish to say so.

Originality is something that is easily exaggerated, especially by authors contemplating their own work.

Genius is a rising stock market.

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or later be awkward for public administration if most people suppose that it is always wrong.