Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied. John Kenneth Galbraith classnoticerich Change image and share on social
The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. John Kenneth Galbraith achievementawardchief Change image and share on social
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. John Kenneth Galbraith anxietycharacteristiccommon share on social
Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything. John Kenneth Galbraith indispensablemeeting Change image and share on social
Meetings are a great trap. Soon you find yourself trying to get agreement and then the people who disagree come to think they have a right to be persuaded. However, they are indispensable when you don't want to do anything. John Kenneth Galbraith agreementdisagreefind share on social
Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not. John Kenneth Galbraith automobiledifferequally Change image and share on social
We have escapist fiction, so why not escapist biography? John Kenneth Galbraith biographyescapistfiction Change image and share on social
Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative. John Kenneth Galbraith alternativeawareliberalism Change image and share on social
Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them what they wanted. John Kenneth Galbraith admanbegincentury Change image and share on social
Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence. John Kenneth Galbraith aspectcaseconvey Change image and share on social
