“Economics is uncertain because its fundamental subject matter is not m...” — Julian Baggini Quote

“Economics is uncertain because its fundamental subject matter is not money but human action. That's why economics is not the dismal science, it's no science at all.”

“Untested assumptions and lazy habits of thought can be shown up, once put in a spotlight of a different hue.”

“Yesterday's news feeds our fear that our neighbours are more likely than not to be bad eggs: benefit fraudsters, bogus asylum seekers, paedophiles or jihadist terrorists.”

“In my experience, those who make the biggest fuss about not spending much at Christmas are generally the ones who buy what they want and eat where they want 12 months a year.”

“Anger clearly has its proper place at work, which is neither wholly absent nor ever present. The manager who is an emotional blank is just as hard to work for as the volcanic boss, and both can do great harm by setting an unhelpful example for what kind of emotional expression is expected and accepted.”

“I find most 'sacred music' pretty dismal.”

“By 1951, television had already made such inroads on the income garnered by motion picture companies that the Golden Era which had prevailed until then was beginning to disintegrate. And by 1953, it had come to an end. Hollywood was a dismal, tragic place.”

“Iran has a dismal record on human rights.”

“Mr. Trump has tapped into the frustrations of many Americans who feel the effects of a dismal economy and believe the political system is rigged and owned by the establishment.”

“The left puts a lot of faith in a lot of people in the past that were dismal failures that they think are the greatest people who ever lived.”

“I don't want to go out hunting for dismal topics to write about.”