Economists are economical, among other things, of ideas; most make those of their graduate days do for a lifetime.

I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.

It is a commonplace of modern technology that problems have solutions before there is knowledge of how they are to be solved.

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.

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

Men will look back in amusement at the pretence that once caused people to refer to General Dynamics and North American Aviation and AT&T as private business.

It's much easier to point out the problem than it is to say just how it should be solved.