I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

Embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative destruction.

A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value.

Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.

To do meaningful work is to contribute - to create value in society.

We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure.

When everyone gets something for nothing, soon no one will have anything, because no one will be producing anything.

The only way you improve is to try new things.

If you never failed, then you're probably not doing very much.

A classical liberal is someone who wants a society that maximizes peace, civility, tolerance, and well-being for everyone. One that opens opportunities for everyone to advance themselves.

But it [crony capitalism] erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want.

However much silence you behold, that amount of intellect will stop.

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.

You can't fall in love with someone in a day.""Romeo and Juliet did, " Melanie says, tugging me toward the exit."Yeah, and then they killed themselves a few hours later. Thanks for the pep talk, Mel.

We die a little every day and by degrees we’re reborn into different men, older men in the same clothes, with the same scars.

Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people.

Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act.

In our culture we are taught to be accessible and open; it signifies a good person. In mysticism it is the opposite, people can scan you and drain you.

Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.

Language is the spiritual exhalation of the nation.

What is right? Simply put, it is any assignment in which the photographer has a significant spiritual stake...spiritually driven work constitutes the core of a photographer's contribution to culture.