The most important skill for an economist is the ability to think clearly about trade-offs.

【译文】凡是事物都有本和末，本末是一体的，不可以把本末分开为两段。

I'm not a gangster, I'm not a thug, I'm just a dude that likes to rhyme.

The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.

Overfishing is a theft from future generations.

任何政府唯一的权力就是打击罪犯的权力。那么，当罪犯不够多时，政府就会制造罪犯。政府宣布如此多的事情为犯罪，以至于人们不可能不违法而生活。

桥梁不仅是一种结构，也是人类进步的象征。