Quotes about John Kenneth Galbraith

Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied.

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either...

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then...

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has...

#John Kenneth Galbraith

We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography?

#John Kenneth Galbraith

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

#John Kenneth Galbraith

War remains the decisive human failure.

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

#John Kenneth Galbraith

Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves...

#John Kenneth Galbraith

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a...

#John Kenneth Galbraith