There's no such thing as a free lunch.... -Milton Friedman

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There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Milton Friedman , Economist
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When government - in pursuit of good intentions - tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inef...
The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein di...
The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability...
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless....
Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned....
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand....
History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition....
So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary p...
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come fro...
Well first of all, tell me, is there some society you know of that doesn't run on greed? You think Russia doesn't run on greed? You think China doesn'...

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Asset managers have different approaches, and I don't wish to suggest there is only one way to run money. There are many ways one can attempt to reduc...
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I use a credit card for everything - and I choose one of the ones which gives you money back....
I'm just raising money. Dead presidents are my relatives....
I've never made a film that lost money....
You keep your rent low, which takes some of the pressure off. So when I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I don't mean, 'Give me more money.' I mean 'no.'...
Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement....
Money is a bad friend. Don't ever do anything for money....
I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful....
Money doesn't buy happiness. But happiness isn't everything....