A person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions.
John Kenneth Galbraith
The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.
John Kenneth Galbraith
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.
John Kenneth Galbraith
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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“I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions.”
“If the economy becomes disembodied from society it can only lead to disaster.”
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| Richard Engel, Journalist (1973) |
| Peter Falk, Actor (1927) |
| Henry Louis Gates, Critic (1950) |
| Guy Hamilton, Director (1922) |
| Ian Harding, Actor (1986) |
| Maria Callas, Musician (1977) |
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