I continue to believe that the American people have a love-hate relationship with inflation. They hate inflation but love everything that causes it.

The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated.

The advantage of the cauliflower is that if all else fails, you can always cover it with melted cheese and eat it.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

If you really want to help the poor, help the rich. They're the ones who will invest, build more factories, create more jobs.

Freedom is strangely ephemeral. It is something like breathing; one only becomes acutely aware of its importance when one is choking.

Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological innovation, jobs, and wealth.

Achievers must not be penalized or parasites rewarded if we aspire to a healthy, productive, and ethical society.

The nation ought to have a tax system which looks like someone designed it on purpose.

Embrace every soul with love.

I definitely believe in fate. And I believe what you put in is what you get in return. That's the way it's worked for me. As for the big picture - there's some sort of plan.

eventually, everything goes away.

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight

No one is happy unless he respects himself.

Some people have their own bowling ball and their own bowling shoes... and no friends.

There's so much joy in doing comedy work, and that's one of the reasons I like to do it - because it's just a hilarious day at work.

I couch-surfed for years. But I always wanted to live in Baltimore; I still do. If I had to choose, it would always be Baltimore.

Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt don't wear clothes with your name on it, so why should you wear their name?