John Kenneth Galbraith
  • All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

  • In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.

  • 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.

  • We all agree that pessimism is a mark of superior intellect.

  • Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.