10 Quotes by Herbert Stein

If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.

If a thing can’t go on forever, it will eventually stop.

Trends that can’t continue, won’t.

Economists are very good at saying that something cannot go on forever, but not so good at saying when it will stop.

Whatever may be the distribution of uncertainty among economists, the public only gets to hear from those who have certain opinions.

If something is inevitable, it will happen.

Psychiatrist to patient: Maybe you don’t have a complex. Maybe you are inferior.

Consumer: A person who is capable of choosing a president but incapable of choosing a bicycle without help from a government agency.

If you asked a sample of Americans “What is the temperature of Mars?” about 8% would say they don’t know.