Economic freedom is ... an indispensable means toward the achievement of political freedom.

A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.

The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

Human knowledge is but a ripple on the water's surface. To go deeper, we must accept the fact that we don't know everything

Music wasn't history class

Sacrifice is a noun in my vocabulary that should be a verb in my life.

I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something.

I value science--none can prize it more, It gives ten thousand motives to adore: Be it religious, as it ought to be, The heart it humbles, and it bows the knee.

Does your uncle need anything? A coffee? A latte?” “He needs someone to bear his illegitimate child if you’re interested

Every generation has the obligation to free men's minds for a look at new worlds . . . to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation.

Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.

I take pleasure in tennis and the hope that it requires.

Personal discipline, when it becomes a way of life in our personal, family, and career lives, will enable us to do some incredible things.