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Economist Quotes

The dismal science, lightly teased.

These quotes poke gentle fun at economists while still taking the field seriously — comparing an economist's guess to anyone else's, and weighing what looks like growth to an economist against what looks like disaster to an ecologist.

An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.

Quotes by Will Rogers

The idea of a non-growing economy may be an anathema to an economist. But the idea of a continually growing economy is an anathema to an ecologist.

Quotes by Tim Jackson

My ma is an economist. My dad is a software engineer.

Quotes by Suraj Sharma

I am an economist, not an astrologer.

Quotes by Rafael Correa

Am Quotes

A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.

Quotes by R. Buckminster Fuller

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

Quotes by Nelson DeMille

I am a trained economist.

Quotes by Gita Gopinath

My brother Carl became a physicist; I became an economist.

Quotes by George Akerlof

I have 'The Economist' and the 'New Scientist' on my bedside table - and 'GQ,' of course.

Quotes by Ethan Peck

Anathema Quotes

For economist the real world is often a special case.

Quotes by Edgar Fiedler

I'm an economist, not a political scientist.

Quotes by Dambisa Moyo

I'm a big fan of economist Milton Freidman.

Quotes by Brandon Webb

'The Economist' is a biased organization.

Quotes by Ali Babacan

I'm a free-market economist from years and years back, and I've never veered from that.

Quotes by Alan Greenspan

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Economist quotes collection about?
It gathers lightly self-aware quotes about economists — their guesswork, their reading habits, and the tension between economic growth and ecological limits.
Why would someone search for quotes about economists?
Readers writing about economics, policy, or even just poking fun at the profession often want quotes that capture both the respect and the skepticism people have toward economists.
Is there a quote comparing economics to ecology?
Yes, one quote frames a non-growing economy as unthinkable to an economist while a continually growing one is just as unthinkable to an ecologist, a sharp way of framing the growth debate.
Does this collection include anything about reading habits or media?
It does — one quote mentions reading Time, Newsweek, and The Economist, tying the topic to how people actually stay informed.
Are there related quotes about professions and worldviews?
Our Anathema quotes and Artist quotes both explore similar clashes between different ways of seeing the world.

For more on tension between professions and worldviews, our Anathema quotes cover similar clashes. If you want the creative counterpoint, see Artist quotes.