Tyler Cowen Quotes
Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular development of a single national style.
Food is a product of supply and demand, so try to figure out where the supplies are fresh, the suppliers are creative, and the demanders are informed.
My view of the internet is that it is way overrated in what it’s done to date but considerably underrated in what it will do.
Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe.
For many artists fame complements the value of creative self-expression. Ludwig van Beethoven loved composing music, but he probably would have enjoyed it less if no one ever listened to the product.
Unintended Consequences is full of substance, it is one of the must-read books of the year, and once I finish it I will be giving it a second read through right away.
Economics is sometimes associated with the study and defense of selfishness and material inequality, but it has an egalitarian and civil libertarian core that should be celebrated.
Newton expected no money from establishing his originality but rather desired recognition for his excellence.
The hours from 7 to 12 are your time to build for the future before the world descends on you.
Marshall Jevons is the pioneer for integrating economics and detective fiction, and The Mystery of the Invisible Hand is another fine effort in this genre.
We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.
I sometimes call Donald Trump the placebo president. He will talk a big game, but for domestic policy I think change remarkably little.
Keep in mind that books, like art museums, are not always geared to the desires of the reader.
Beethoven and Michelangelo, who sold their artworks for profit, were entrepreneurs and capitalists.
The more information that's out there, the greater the returns to just being willing to sit down and apply yourself. Information isn't what's scarce; it's the willingness to do something with it.
A lot of local food is very tasty. I'm very happy to eat it. I just don't think it's the same thing as saving the world.