John Kenneth Galbraith

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought.

More die in the United States of too much food than of too little.

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

I love perfumes. Every morning when my girlfriend and I come down to the courtyard in our block of flats we're assailed by the most delicious scent - jasmine round a doorway. It almost makes me swoon.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.