The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of read more

The manager with the in basket problem does not yet understand that he must discipline himself to take care of activities that fail to excite him.

Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays read more

Based on first-hand evidence of your own senses - the improved health and later ages at which acquaintances die nowadays as compared with the past; the material goods that we now possess; the speed at which information, entertainment, and we ourselves move freely throughout the world - it seems to me that a person must be literally deaf and blind not to perceive that humanity is in a much better state than ever before.

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.

Don't try to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. It can't be done except by liars.

It is your mind that matters economically, as much or more than your mouth or hands. In the long run, read more

It is your mind that matters economically, as much or more than your mouth or hands. In the long run, the most important economic effect of population size and growth is the contribution of additional people to our stock of useful knowledge. And this contribution is large enough in the long run to overcome all the costs of population growth.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.

The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.

The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.

A man who has a million dollars is as well off as if her were rich.