I remind myself of Einstein's remark that common sense is nothing but a collection of misconceptions acquired by age 18.

Forecasting by bureaucrats tends to be used for anxiety relief rather than for adequate policy making.

The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist

What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.

We favor the visible, the embedded, the personal, the narrated, and the tangible; we scorn the abstract.

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.