A businessman who reads Business Week is lost to fame. One who reads Proust is marked for greatness.

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

loss takes as much as love does, sometimes more

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

Nancy had a mouth like a remembered kiss.

Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.

Try not to have idols: they are interchangeable and lead to a wantonness that is easily mistaken for love.

All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.

I'm looking forward to working with some of the best cast and crew there are.

I just try to tell a story with a song, and be able to try to transmit the emotion to you. That's all I'm really trying to do.

For me the protection of Planet Earth, the survival of all species and the sustainability of our ecosystems is more than a mission. It is my religion and my dharma.

We groove off of everything, any sort of live show. The inner dialogue you're having with yourself, between you and the music, is for me the search for God.