Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.

The sense of responsibility in the financial community for the community as a whole is not small. It is nearly nil.

When everything else failed, we can still become immortal by making an enormous blunder.

Consumer wants can have bizarre, frivolous, or even immoral origins, and an admirable case can still be made for a society that seeks to satisfy them. But the case cannot stand if it is the process of satisfying wants that create the wants.

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.