Conservatives have long argued, correctly, that 'fine-tuning' the economy is a chimera, but that argument seems to have disappeared from the conservative handbook.

If China and India were as rich as the United States is today, the market for cancer drugs would be eight times larger than it is now.

It seems to me that the price of eternal vigilance is liberty.

I think modern television shows, with their intricate plots, are stimulating our minds. This is one reason IQs have been going up.

The only way to thrive is to innovate. It's that simple.

A bet is a tax on bullshit; and it is a just tax, tribute paid by the bullshitters to those with genuine knowledge.

What we tell students in formal schooling: “Sit down, stay quiet, and absorb. Do this for 12 to 16 years and all will be well.

Going to college is neither necessary nor sufficient to be well-educated.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

Democracy is an experimental system. I like it when states try out new ideas. I think we ought to expand, not contract, our federalist system.

Well-roundedness comes not from sitting in a classroom but from experiencing the larger world.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

If I learned anything in this life, I've learned that you can't cling on.

One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.

What we focus on we become. If you are just focusing on unhappy things, you will become unhappy. If you focus on happy states of mind, then it will grow in you.

Maybe my biggest aim is to bring a sense of that old mystery of rock 'n' roll into the new age of today's instantaneous and fast world.

I've never particularly liked bankers.

There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams.

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare.

I turned 30 and everyone told me I would feel different and I didn't. So I thought I'd move to New York.

If you get mad about how your voice sounds when it comes out of your own mouth, it's not really my fault. Go ahead and be yourself.