Authorship of any sort is a fantastic indulgence of the ego.

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.

Days go by when I do nothing but underline the damp edge of myself.

Just because you have stolen someone's heart, luckily owned and occupied as a home, doesn't give you the audacity to enforce hurtful policies.

If children grew up according to early indications we should have nothing but geniuses.

News seems to travel far more quickly on Twitter and Facebook than through search.

The fact is, we sometimes read Scripture, thinking of what it ought to say, rather than what it does say.

As CEO, my main job is editor-in-chief.

I've read my grandmother's memoirs and she served as a nurse during World War II. What they had to do was incredible.

If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.

Most screen violence is tedious.

Science fiction is fantasy with bolts painted on outside.