Anarchy is no guarantee that some people won't kill, injure, kidnap, defraud, or steal from others. Government is a guarantee that some will.

War has been the necessary and inevitable consequence of the establishment of a monopoly on security.

Just as war is the natural consequence of monopoly, peace is the natural consequence of liberty.

The true remedy for most evils is none other than liberty, unlimited and complete liberty, liberty in every field of human endeavor.

Either this is logical and true, or else the principles on which economic science is based are invalid.

Private property is redundant. "Public property" is an oxymoron. All legit property is private. If property isn't private it's stolen.

An effective life is a selfless one

Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101.

I know." He leaned back, looking into her eyes. "But I'm not going anywhere, Jenny. I'll fight to stay with you.

Intelligence is the ability to harness the powers of the surrounding world without destroying the said world

There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them.

I always look at my favourite photographs or favourite movies by James Bidgood or Sofia Coppola before I write my songs - they put me in the right frame of mind.

If you make your business about helping others, you'll always have plenty of work.

No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.

The Bible is the most thought suggesting book in the world. No other deals with such grand themes.

In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.