“It's very hard right now to be a pro sports fan. The economics of this stuff is abysmal.” HardStuffSportsFansRight NowEconomicsSports Fan Author:Chad Harbach
“The reason we should do a carbon tax is because it's the right thing to do. It's economics 101, elementary stuff.” ShouldReasonStuffTaxesEconomicsThings To DoRight ThingCarbonCarbon Tax Author:Elon Musk
“Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.” StuffLandAdviceEconomicsFinancial Author:Will Rogers
“Communism and socialism is [sic] seductive. It promises us that people will contribute according to ability and receive according to needs. Everybody is equal. Everybody has a right to decent housing, decent food and affordable medical care. History should have taught us that when we hear people talk this stuff - watch out!” PeopleNeedsShouldCareStuffAbilityLibertyWatchesEconomicTaughtPromiseEqualEconomicsShould HaveEqualityMedicalSocialismCommunismDecentHousingAffordableSeductiveTaught UsMedical CareCommunism And Socialism Author:Walter E. Williams
“Human material existence is limited by ideas, not stuff, people don't need copper wires they need ways to communicate, oil was a contaminant, then it became a fuel” PeopleWayNeedsHumansIdeasStuffExistenceMaterialsEconomicsCommunicateOilFuelWireCopper Author:Paul Romer
“The lnternet is turning economics inside-out. For example, everybody on the internet now wants stuff for free and there are so many free services available.” WantStuffEconomyExampleInternetEconomicsAvailable Author:Uri Geller
“I went to university for a couple of years and I didn't enjoy university. The studying and the accountancy, economics, I just hated that stuff. Now the irony is here I am lawyer, accountant, I do it all day every day and sit at a desk. So I've never ended up where I wanted to be in many ways. I always wanted to be a farmer.” WayYearsWantedStuffEnjoyStudyCoupleEconomicsUniversityLawyerHatedIronyFarmersDesksHere I AmAccountants Author:Gerry Harvey
“Science is the only news. When you scan a news portal or magazine, all the human interest stuff is the same old he-said-she-said, the politics and economics the same cyclical dramas, the fashions a pathetic illusion of newness; even the technology is predictable if you know the science behind it. Human nature doesn't change much; science does, and the change accrues, altering the world irreversibly” IfsKnowsWorldHumansDoeSaidStuffInterestBehindsTechnologyFashionHuman NatureDramaNewsIllusionEconomicsMagazinesPatheticPredictablePortalNewnessPolitics And EconomicsHe Said She Said Author:Stewart Brand
“Economics is in many respects the queen of the soft sciences. It's expected to be better than the rest. It's my view that economics is better at the multi-disciplinary stuff than the rest of the soft science. And it's also my view that it's still lousy.” StillsStuffViewsEconomicsExpectedQueens Author:Charlie Munger
“Let’s summarize. What is awesomeness? Awesomeness happens when thick — real, meaningful — value is created by people who love what they do, added to insanely great stuff, and multiplied by communities who are delighted and inspired because they are authentically better off. That’s a better kind of innovation, built for 21st century economics.” PeopleKindRealHappensValuesStuffCommunityCenturyBuiltEconomicsInnovationInspiredMeaningfulThick21st CenturyBetter OffDelightedAwesomeness Author:Umair Haque