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Kritik bedeutet den Ursprung des Fortschritts und der Aufklärung.

Thomas Mann: Der Zauberberg

Wer anders denkt als seine Zeit, muß nicht von gestern sein; wer denkt wie sie, ist es.

Karlheinz Deschner: Nur lebendiges schwimmt gegen den Strom. Aphorismen

A reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his environment to suit himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw

Irren mag menschlich sein, aber zweifeln ist menschlicher, indem es gegen das Irren angeht.

Ernst Bloch: Tübinger Einleitung in die Philosophie

Der Tatbestand, dass 'rein' ökonomische Beziehungen, getrennt von anderen sozialen Beziehungen, existieren, ist eine historische Ausnahme, die sich nur auf die kapitalistische Produktionsweise bezieht.

Polanyi, Übersetzung von uns

Markets would become inefficeint if investors believed that they are efficient, yet they are efficient because investors believe them to be inefficient.

William Sharpe: Investments, 1999

TOP 10 REASONS TO STUDY ECONOMICS:
1. Economists are armed and dangerous: "Watch out for our invisible hands."
2. Economists can supply it on demand.
3. You can talk about money without every having to make any.
4. You get to say "trickle down" with a straight face.
5. Mick Jagger and Arnold Schwarzenegger both studied economics and look how they turned out.
6. When you are in the unemployment line, at least you will know why you are there.
7. If you rearrange the letters in "ECONOMICS", you get "COMIC NOSE".
8. Although ethics teaches that virtue is its own reward, in economics we get taught that reward is its own virtue.
9. When you get drunk, you can tell everyone that you are just researching the law of diminishing marginal utility.
10. When you call 1-900-LUV-ECON and get Kandi Keynes, you will have something to talk about.

JokEc - Jokes about economists and economics

Zum Thema Outsourcing: Dave Barry: The source of America's discontent (pdf)

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan

'Well,' said Hermione tentatively. 'You know, I was thinking today ...' she shot a slightly nervous look at Harry and then plunged on, 'I was thinking that - maybe the time's come when we should just - just do it ourselves.' 'Do what ourselves?' said Harry suspiciously, still floating his hand in the essence of Murtlap tentacles. 'Well - learn Defence Against the Dark Arts ourselves,' said Hermione. 'Come off it,' groaned Ron. 'You want us to do extra work? D'you realise Harry and I are behind on homework again and it's only the second week?' 'But this is much more important than homework!' said Hermione. Harry and Ron goggled at her. 'I didn't think there was anything in the universe more important than homework!' said Ron. 'Don't be silly, of course there is,' said Hermione.

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix