If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves.

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.

There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. (…)A good novel editor is invisible.

You express yourself through written words. You’re a writer.

Jesus Christ-" "Is Not here right now," the man in black replied,"and even if he were, he could not save you.

My dear if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head I should better understand your affairs.

The aims of anarchists and true communists are identical.

Read the most useful books, and that regularly and constantly.

I'm married. Who cares about me?

I like wearing necklaces, because it lets me know when I'm upside down.

How then, is it natural that the mind of man, being so small as contained in such narrow spaces as a brain or a heart, should have room for all the vastness of sky and Universe?

I'm convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.