John Maynard
John Maynard
ideas hard new-ideas
It's not bringing in the new ideas that's so hard; it's getting rid of the old ones.
ideas people forget
The biggest problem is not to let people accept new ideas, but to let them forget the old ones.
peace men benefits
Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men, for the nastiest of reasons, will somehow work for the benefit of us all.
inspirational life-changing carpe-diem
Ideas shape the course of history.
arbitrary distribution-of-wealth faults
The outstanding faults of the economic society in which we live are its failure to provide for full employment and its arbitrary and inequitable distribution of wealth and incomes.
funny death running
In the long run we are all dead.
running long affair
Long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.
business mind facts
When the facts change, I change my mind.
world investment irrational
There is nothing so disastrous as a rational investment policy in an irrational world.
wise morning rain
If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out.
doubt spread
Once doubt begins it spreads rapidly.
wise successful investing
Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others.
beautiful war intelligent
The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods.
love money men
Most men love money and security more, and creation and construction less, as they get older.