Economics never was a dismal science. It should be a realistic science.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed.

I don't care who writes a nation's laws - or crafts its advanced treaties - if I can write its economics textbooks.

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

Macroeconomics, even with all of our computers and with all of our information - is not an exact science and is incapable of being an exact science.

What we know about the global financial crisis is that we don't know very much.

Every good cause is worth some inefficiency.

A growing nation is the greatest ponzi game ever contrived.

Profits are the lifeblood of the economic system, the magic elixir upon which progress and all good things depend ultimately. But one man's lifeblood is another man's cancer.

Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.

Relationships are all about trust and equality. If one person shares, then the other person should share, too.

The ''good-enough marriage'' is definitely not good enough for today's singles. We're not content to marry someone who happens to live down the street and gets along okay with our parents.

It means, Doug Swieteck, that in this class, you are not your brother.

Work at your craft, write daily, and follow your dreams because dreams do come true.

I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.

Sit as little as possible. Give no credence to any thought that was not born outdoors while moving about freely.

When you praise someone you call yourself his equal.

One of the nice things about the Senior Tour is that we can take a cart and cooler. If your game is not going well, you can always have a picnic.

When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.

The words went round and round and round in my mind and my body, until I knew they were no longer my words but something that had been carved into my heart. And now my soul was crying.