There is no such thing as economics, only social science applied to economic problems.

Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.

A world of unseen dictatorship is conceivable, still using the forms of democratic government.

Economics has been incurably growth-oriented and addicted to everybody growing richer, even at the cost of exhaustion of resources and pollution of the environment.

Equilibrium is a figment of the human imagination.

Theories without facts may be barren, but facts without theories are meaningless.

We should always bear in mind that numbers represent a simplification of reality.

DNA has been aptly described as the first three-dimensional Xerox machine.

The world moves into the future as a result of decisions, not as a result of plans. Plans are significant only insofar as they affect decisions.

If we saw tomorrow's newspaper today, tomorrow would never happen.

The future is bound to surprise us, but we don't have to be dumbfounded.

...reality, however utopian, is something from which people feel the need of taking pretty frequent holidays....

... what I fear in writing is the safe decision.

See how the skilful lover spreads his toils.

All of a sudden, you have this newborn you have no training for. It's frightening.

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Once there was an elephant Who tried to use the telephant. No! no! I mean an elephone Who tried to use the telephone. Dear me, I am not certain quite That even now I've got it right.

Knowing that one is always capable of change, the second step lies in making the decision to change. Change does not occur by merely willing it anymore than behavior changes simply through insight.

People are talking about immigration like it is a disease. In fact migrants pay more in than they get out.

I suppose it's amazing when you think how many things people get involved in that don't work.

My name will be written in fiery letters on the Champs Elysees.