John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)
John Kenneth Galbraith quotes and sayings page 3 (economist). Here's quote # 21 through 30 out of the 60 we have.
“We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.”
“If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.”
“War remains the decisive human failure.”
“Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.”
“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.”
“In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone.”
“Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.”
“Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.”
“A person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions.”
“People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.”
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