A market is the combined behavior of thousands of people responding to information, misinformation and whim.

A market is the combined behavior of thousands of people responding to information, misinformation and whim.

Economics is first and foremost about the thoughts leading up to choice.

Economics is first and foremost about the thoughts leading up to choice.

If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube it would be about the size read more

If all the gold in the world were melted down into a solid cube it would be about the size of an eight room house. If a man got possession of all that gold -- billions of dollars worth -- he could not buy a friend, character, peace of mind, clear conscience or a sense of eternity.

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never read more

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.

A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster read more

A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster and a bad manager worse faster.

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'.

Tax reform means, 'Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.'.

The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.

The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.