Do you think if the stamp-act is repealed, that the North Americans will be satisfied?

Have you ever noticed how people who wear camouflage gear really stand out in a crowd?

Aid is the process by which the poor in rich countries subsidize the rich in poor countries.

For every new mouth to feed, there are two hands to produce.

The suspicion and antagonism of academics, clerics and intellectuals towards the market... go hand in hand with their disdain for the preference and habits of ordinary people.

Far from the West having caused the poverty in the Third World, contact with the West has been the principal agent of material progress there.

Exceptional results arrive only when exceptional people put in exceptional effort. It never arises by accident or good fortune.

Life can be mysterious- particularly if your in love.

Who is more foolish the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light?

I grew up so poor in Austria that we never took a vacation with my family.

Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.

One forgets so quickly one's own youth.

I have a serious love for clothes, like no other.

My husband believed that all women who want to should be free, equal, independent, creative, well informed, and lead stimulating, interesting lives. Except me.

Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.

Look up, get up and don't ever give up.

I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice.