5 Quotes by J.M.R. Higgs

There was no such thing as a straight line until mathematicians invented one.

Whatever you believe imprisons you. Convictions create convicts.

As the old Russian joke goes, capitalism was the exploitation of man by man, whereas communism was the reverse.

Others in the ancient world who denounced usury include Plato, Moses, Muhammad, Aristotle and Buddha. When a line-up like that is in agreement, it is perhaps worth thinking twice about our acceptance of it.

Slackers were not well dressed, because there was no reason to dress smartly. Their uniform was old jeans, Converse trainers and warm, practical lumberjack shirts. They were not career-minded, for there was no reason to pursue the corporate dream. They were seen largely as apathetic, but it was an apathy born of a logical assessment of the options rather than innate laziness.