No intelligence system can predict what a government will do if it doesn't know itself.

Inflation does not lubricate trade but by rescuing traders from their errors of optimism or stupidity.

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.

Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

I predict, not because I know, but because I'm asked.

Partly, the Russian system succeeds because, in contrast to the Western industrial economies, it makes full use of its manpower.

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a billion dollars.