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Michael Szenberg is a professor emeritus and past Chairman of the Finance and Economics department at Pace University's Lubin School of Business. He was the editor of The American Economist. Wikipedia  

✵ 8. April 1934
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Famous Michael Szenberg Quotes

“In other words, aggressiveness and selfishness are associated with superior performance by scientists. But my experiences and observations of eminent economists do not support these assertions. In Paul’s case, not only does he know how to maintain a balance between scholarship, family, and play, but he exhibits a high degree of humanity and kindness. The term mentsch aptly describes him.”

Michael Szenberg

9.Paul Samuelson Lives a Balanced Life.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“To rephrase what Cicero wrote of Socrates, Paul called down modern economics from the skies and implanted it in the universities throughout the world.”

Michael Szenberg

2.Paul Samuelson is a Pioneer
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“Paul has no problem with wealth, yet he advocates positions that work against his personal economic interests. He notes that, while advocating the closing of tax loopholes, he has no difficulty taking advantage of those that remain. Fundamentally, Paul represents a middle path, as expressed in the ancient dictum that "men with vision walk in the middle."”

Michael Szenberg

5.Paul Samuelson is Human.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“Indeed, Paul’s capacity for irreverence and wit is true to the John Maynard Keynes maxim: "Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking"”

Michael Szenberg

6.Paul Samuelson is Piercingly Witty.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“Samuelson clearly defined himself as a centrist, rather than an advocate of a right- or leftwing philosophy.”

Michael Szenberg

7.Paul Samuelson is Politically Savvy.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“What is amazing about Paul is that his life’s work continues even today. What trumpet player Clark Terry stated of Duke Ellington applies equally well to Paul.”

Michael Szenberg

1.Paul Samuelson Continues to Contribute.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

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“When Paul’s Foundations was published in the 1940s, readers experienced a kind of revelation that created a sensation. This brings to mind the post-WWI public’s similar reaction to Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past. Critics compared Proust’s prolific writings to those of Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare. But, what a difference in Proust’s and Paul’s dispositions!”

Michael Szenberg

3.Paul Samuelson is a Mentor.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“The Houses of Friedman and Samuelson disagreed on both methodology and policy. Nevertheless, the intellectual battles never encroached upon their personal respect for and friendship to each other.”

Michael Szenberg

8.Paul Samuelson Knows How to Disagree Agreeably.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“In the world of music, it is a rarity to find a person who is both a gifted composer and a top conductor. So it is in economics as well. Paul is that rarity. When Paul is writing, the sun is always out. His writing—ever eloquent, ever stirring—is done with the kind of verve that one seldom finds today.”

Michael Szenberg

10.Paul Samuelson is a Great Maestro.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

“In contrast to the natural sciences, where Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein made their major contributions, most economics masterpieces were written when the authors were middle aged. Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Milton Friedman come to mind. However, Paul started much earlier, in his 20s; and, even now, his new articles influence the fields of economics and finance.”

Michael Szenberg

4.Paul Samuelson is Unique.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)

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