Quotes About Friedman

I had never thought of haiku, or any kind of poetry for that matter, as a social activity.

I want to tell her that promises are as dangerous as secrets, but by then she's floating out the door. I hear her light footsteps on the stairs, and then the front door slams.

The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm, capitalism is that kind of a system.

As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself.

Friedman was (and is) the world's greatest cryptologist.

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To the best of my knowledge, there has never been a monetary union, putting out a fiat currency, composed of independent states.

Gold standard caps inflation. If dollars are printed too quickly one can convert gold to pounds to dollars and back to gold again to make profit until the markets adjust back down. Friedman argues that gold standard hampers a government's ability to wage war. But is that a bad thing?

Friedman published a book aimed at a general audience, Capitalism and Freedom, in which he argued that personal freedom can only be assured by the free market system.

The first thing I'll do if elected is demand a recount.

in contrast to the approach in many other nations, it is unusual in the United States to find any comprehensive privacy laws." Even when privacy laws are on the books, those laws almost universally exempt law enforcement.

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I entered the Physics Department in 1950, receiving a Master's degree in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1956. It is difficult to convey the sense of excitement that pervaded the Department at that time.

I was heavily influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, C. S. Friedman, Terry Brooks, Robert Jordan, R. A. Salvatore, and James Clavell to name a few, but of course every book I've ever read, whether I liked it or not, has had an influence... I think I am constantly evolving as a writer, but not to mimic anyone else or mainstream trends.

I'll sign anything except bad legislation.

So, I couldn't care less Joe Manganiello's opinion on anything I have to say on Twitter.

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Milton Friedman. Friedman had a solid MV = PQ doctrine from which he deviated very little all his life. By the way, he's about as smart a guy as you'll meet. He's as persuasive as you hope not to meet.

The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is that kind of a system.

I'm a big fan of economist Milton Freidman.

All nations contain some elements of wildness. None have institutionalized the chaos as has the United States.

my literary agent, for his support and encouragement

Politics is the only field of human endeavor where the more experience you have, the worse you get.