Famous quotes containing the words highly and/or exaggerated:
“Imagine believing in the control of inflation by curbing the money supply! That is like deciding to stop your dog fouling the sidewalk by plugging up its rear end. It is highly unlikely to succeed, but if it does it kills the hound.”
—Michael D. Stephens. On Sinai, Theres No Economics, New York Times (Nov. 13, 1981)
“A man of genius is not a man who sees more than other men do. On the contrary, it is very often found that he is absentminded and observes much less than other people.... Why is it that the public have such an exaggerated respect for himafter he is dead? The reason is that the man of genius understands the importance of the few things he sees.”
—George Bernard Shaw (18561950)
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