Robert Gordon

"At its root, economic self-interest means taking responsibility for one’s own survival and material well-being; it means taking care of oneself so as not to burden society, which lays the foundation for a happiness based on achievement and self-worth." ~ Robert Edward Gordon

"The Beatles are just the tip of the iceberg. The Beatles are a problem because they open the door for other non-traditional but influential artists and works to be thought of as high art." ~ Robert Edward Gordon

"The fine arts improve our lives. They uplift the spirit, and can help alleviate the problems intrinsic to material and monetary life. But a desire for beauty and elevation should not be conflated with the desire for money." ~ Robert Edward Gordon

"Casablanca is a political econo-drama trading in the existential currency of life, death, and love couched in the aesthetic aspirations of art." ~ Robert Edward Gordon

"Economists should pay attention to aesthetics, or the art of economics, which is the art of creating ourselves, both morally and financially. More radically, economists need to stop trying to find an objective way into the heart of what happens when we exchange." ~ Robert E. Gordon