If you have to forecast, forecast often.

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

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.

The mind can be won over if it is kept separate from things that appeal to it.

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

Kim: Hey... There's a guy over there with a samurai sword. Scott: Really? Like a katana or a wakizashi or both?

You do not sew with a fork and I see no reason why you should eat with knitting needles.

I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge.

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If we become too scared to confront the chief problems of our time, there is no hope of ever solving them.

The process of globalization has now interconnected almost everything ranging from financial markets to transport networks to communication systems in a huge system that no one really understands.

Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.

"Make your plate look like a Christmas tree," I tell people, "mostly green with splashes of other bright colors."