I react to what is necessary. I would like to eschew any formula.

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

Goldie hadn't tried all three beds, she thought, but she’d certainly tried all three brothers.

You are the big bang, the original force of the universe, coming on as whoever you are.

Of wanting to pay my own way. I never asked my parents for money. I preferred to steal from my parents than ask them for money.

We mystify the art of moviemaking, but it's not amystical science. You take a good screenplay, put a group togetherand you hammer it out.

You can have a table full of gourmet food, but the minute you put a box of Entenmann's doughnuts out, that's all people are gonna talk about.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes, the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge.

Give me a break - They say taxes are inevitable, like death. At least death doesn't come every year.

I feel a terrible loss when I (eventually must) complete a work of fiction.

Surely there is no greater garden for human-nature study than the flotsam and jetsam of the hospital.

God will judge us not according to how much we endured, but how much we could love