The world can, in effect, get along without natural resources, so exhaustion is just an event, not a catastrophe.
Robert SolowIf God had meant there to be more than two factors of production, He would have made it easier for us to draw three-dimension al diagrams.
Robert SolowBut part of the job of economics is weeding out errors. That is much harder than making them, but also more fun.
Robert SolowWhy does a public discussion of economic policy so often show the abysmal ignorance of the participants?
Robert SolowIt is a good idea to be ambitious, to have goals, to want to be good at what you do, but it is a terrible mistake to let drive and ambition get in the way of treating people with kindness and decency. The point is not that they will then be nice to you. It is that you will feel better about yourself.
Robert Solow