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George Stigler quotes: It is distressing how often one can guess the answer given to an economic question merely by knowing who asks it.

It is distressing how often one can guess the answer given to an economic question merely by knowing who asks it.

George Stigler quotes: In 1958, I came to Chicago where I have remained.

In 1958, I came to Chicago where I have remained.

George Stigler quotes: All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman.

All great economists are tall. There are two exceptions: John Kenneth Galbraith and Milton Friedman.

George Stigler quotes: My teaching began in 1936 at Iowa State College where T. W. Schultz was the department chairman.

My teaching began in 1936 at Iowa State College where T. W. Schultz was the department chairman.

George Stigler quotes: Stigler's Law: No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.

Stigler's Law: No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.

George Stigler quotes: Mathematics has no symbols for confused ideas.

Mathematics has no symbols for confused ideas.

George Stigler quotes: I started working and publishing in price theory by 1938.

I started working and publishing in price theory by 1938.

George Stigler quotes: My main graduate training was received at the University of Chicago from which I received the Ph.D. in 1938.

My main graduate training was received at the University of Chicago from which I received the Ph.D. in 1938.

George Stigler quotes: The main insight learned from interdisciplinary studies is the return to specialization

The main insight learned from interdisciplinary studies is the return to specialization

George Stigler quotes: I met my wife, Margaret L. Mack, at the University of Chicago. We were married in 1936. She died in 1970.

I met my wife, Margaret L. Mack, at the University of Chicago. We were married in 1936. She died in 1970.

George Stigler quotes: It was in the 1960s that I began the detailed study of public regulation.

It was in the 1960s that I began the detailed study of public regulation.

George Stigler quotes: If you never miss a plane, you're spending too much time at the airport.

If you never miss a plane, you're spending too much time at the airport.

George Stigler quotes: Competition is a tough weed, not a delicate flower.

Competition is a tough weed, not a delicate flower.

George Stigler quotes: There is only one social science and we are its practitioners

There is only one social science and we are its practitioners

George Stigler quotes: The number of saintly men has not yet risen to the level where the census makes them a separate statistical category.

The number of saintly men has not yet risen to the level where the census makes them a separate statistical category.