Beethoven and Michelangelo, who sold their artworks for profit, were entrepreneurs and capitalists.

Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular development of a single national style.

Food is a product of supply and demand, so try to figure out where the supplies are fresh, the suppliers are creative, and the demanders are informed.

My view of the internet is that it is way overrated in what it’s done to date but considerably underrated in what it will do.

Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.

For many artists fame complements the value of creative self-expression. Ludwig van Beethoven loved composing music, but he probably would have enjoyed it less if no one ever listened to the product.

Unintended Consequences is full of substance, it is one of the must-read books of the year, and once I finish it I will be giving it a second read through right away.

Economics is sometimes associated with the study and defense of selfishness and material inequality, but it has an egalitarian and civil libertarian core that should be celebrated.

Newton expected no money from establishing his originality but rather desired recognition for his excellence.

Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe.

The more information that's out there, the greater the returns to just being willing to sit down and apply yourself. Information isn't what's scarce; it's the willingness to do something with it.

Even a second of freedom is worth more than a lifetime of bondage.

The creeping sense that he might have seen him reading the book came up from the ground, but that was more anxiety than evidence.

We had first met in a class on digital imaging

In our life there is a single color as on an artist's palette which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love.

Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

We can never have enough of that which we really do not want.

Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat.

Television is now the dominant factor in the lives of too many American children.

Treat your mind like your money, don't waste it.

as soon as you know you are in prison, you have a possibility to escape.