Economic planning is nothing more than the forcible superseding of other people's plans by the powerful elite backed up by the brute force of government.

But let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?

Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.

No matter how worthy the cause, it is robbery, theft, and injustice to confiscate the property of one person and give it to another to whom it does not belong.

If one person has a right to something he did not earn, of necessity it requires that another person not have a right to something that he did earn.

Democracy and liberty are not the same. Democracy is little more than mob rule, while liberty refers to the sovereignty of the individual.

The Founders knew that a democracy would lead to some kind of tyranny. The term democracy appears in none of our Founding documents. Their vision for us was a Republic and limited government.

In a free society, government has the responsibility of protecting us from others, but not from ourselves.

Always be suspicious of those who pretend to know it all, claim their way is the best way and are willing to force their way on the rest of us.

I prefer a thief to a Congressman. A thief will take your money and be on his way, but a Congressman will stand there and bore you with the reasons why he took it.

Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place.

It’s as predictable as the tide and the moon. It ebbs and flows. Death comes and it goes."- THE WICKED DEEP

Nations conquered and true love prevails, all encompassed in a poets tale.

The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.

I don't think I had a specific moment when I thought, "I'm not going to play music anymore." I just played less and got involved in other things.

For with G. D., to be absent from the body is sometimes (not to speak profanely) to be present with the Lord.

If you go through life and actually get to find out the thing you want to do, you're very lucky.

I'm amazed to form part of this amazing universe and I'm proud of the hunger that keeps me awake. Because when man is full he falls asleep.

I believe in the Creator. I don't believe the creator is God. If you change G-O-D the other way, it becomes dog.

One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is what I'm like.

Appearances matter — and remember to smile.