Quotes by Julian Simon

“The worlds problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom”

“The increase in the worlds population represents our victory against death...”

“Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns of training people for that behavior, which tend on balance to lead people to create rather than destroy. Humans are, on net balance, builders rather than destroyers.”

“The main fuel to speed the worlds progress is our stock of knowledge, and the brake is our lack of imagination.”

People call me an optimist but Im really an appreciator ... years ago I was cured of a badly infected finger with antibiotics when once my doctor could have recommended only a hot water soak or eventually surgery.... When I was six years old and had scarlet fever the first of the miracle drugs sulfanilamide saved my life. Im grateful for computers and photocopiers ... I appreciate where weve come from.