An economic forecaster is like a cross-eyed javelin thrower: they don't win many accuracy contests, but they keep the crowd's attention. -- AnonymousTeach a parrot the terms "supply and demand" and you've got an economist. -- Thomas CarlyleIn all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from. -- Peter F. DruckerAn economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible. -- Alfred A. KnopfIf all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. -- George Bernard Shaw |