John Kenneth Galbraith

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The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

John Kenneth Galbraith
only , function , economic , forecasting , make
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By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man.

John Kenneth Galbraith
age
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Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

John Kenneth Galbraith
humor
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We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

John Kenneth Galbraith
intelligence
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If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.

John Kenneth Galbraith
else , immortality , always , assured , spectacular
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In the choice between changing ones mind and proving there's no need to do so, most people get busy on the proof.

John Kenneth Galbraith
choice , between , changing , mind , proving
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It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put on the troubled seas of thought.

John Kenneth Galbraith
far , better , thing , firm , anchor
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Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

John Kenneth Galbraith
modesty , vastly , overrated
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People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.

John Kenneth Galbraith
people , who , fortunate , position , always
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Washington is a place where people praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations.

John Kenneth Galbraith
washington , place , where , people , praise
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The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor.

John Kenneth Galbraith
conspicuously , wealthy , turn
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There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

John Kenneth Galbraith
beauty
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War remains the decisive human failure.

John Kenneth Galbraith
failure
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In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.

John Kenneth Galbraith
faith
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Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.

John Kenneth Galbraith
finance