Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers - six if one went to Harvard.

If you have to forecast, forecast often.

The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.

For economist the real world is often a special case.

When you know absolutely nothing about the topic, make your forecast by asking a carefully selected probability sample of 300 others who don't know the answer either.

Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor.

Forecasters tend to learn less and less about more and more, until in the end they know nothing about everything.

In addition to my other numerous acquaintances, I have one more intimate confidant… My depression is the most faithful mistress I have known — no wonder, then, that I return the love.

I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in. I've seen what's happened to other directors who have done that.

From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way.

The happy married man dies in good stile at home, surrounded by his weeping wife and children. The old bachelor don't die at all — he sort of rots away, like a pollywog's tail.

If anybody asks me what I have accomplished, I will say all I have accomplished is that I have written a few good sentences.

The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.

You know whether you have a real relationship with the president when you know it's real.

When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves.

Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years.

Leaders deal in hope.