In reality, finding a way to raise taxes may well be the central political problem facing the United States.

You don't find happiness, you make happiness.

When Bill Clinton assembled the top minds of the nation to discuss the economy in 1992, no one mentioned the Internet.

A tip for generalists who try to read economic research papers: If you get to a section that's incomprehensible, don't give up. Just skip to the next section.

That's just not right," Sam muttered. "Claude needs to keep his pants on.

It's better to have won & lost than to have won, stopped trying, & descended into alcoholism.

The flat-brimmed cap is the modern day dunce cap.

It does not cost anything to dream. Spend your time enjoying your big dreams.

By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.

In the harshest possible terms, I condemn political killings.

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive.

I have no expectations. I just want to better myself.

I read assiduously. I kept in touch with my species.

The Earth we share is not just a rock tossed through space, but a living, nurturing being. She cares for us, she deserves our care in return.