“Economics is not an exact science. It's a combination of an art and el...” — Paul Samuelson Quote

“Economics is not an exact science. It's a combination of an art and elements of science. And that's almost the first and last lesson to be learned about economics: that in my judgment, we are not converging toward exactitude, but we're improving our data bases and our ways of reasoning about them.”

“Economics is a choice between alternatives all the time. Those are the trade-offs.”

“The very name of my subject, economics, suggests economizing or maximizing. But Political Economy has gone a long way beyond home economics.”

“You can have integrity with your art, but worrying about integrity doesn't pay the bills.”

“Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer. Art is everything else we do.”

“Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of the most remarkable artists of our time of any genre, and as a hip-hop artist he carries the weight of that art form with such splendor and grace and genius.”