In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first.

Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.

The man who is ... physically able to handle pig-iron and is sufficiently ... stupid to choose this for his occupation is rarely able to comprehend the science of handling pig-iron

It's easier to make a reporter into an economist than an economist into a reporter.

(Walls) show that politicians have reached the end of their ideas about what to do about a difficult situation with a neighbor. ... They can't think what else to do.

In the early stages of wealth, up to 10 years after individuals became very rich, they display a bit of reluctance to spend money. It's a lot easier rationalizing spending a lot for a house.

Tell him to go to hell.

I am a complete, mature, self-sufficient being.

People will kill you. Over time. They will shave out every last morsel of fun in you with little, harmless sounding phrases that people uses every day, like: 'Be realistic!'" (2009)]

Each of us has his own rhythm of suffering.

Even if it's a life in shackles, if you have somebody who accepts you for what you really are, how reassuring would that be?

How one lives during limited time on earth's school is perhaps how one may dwell in the space of eternity.

There is little place in the political scheme of things for an independent creative personality for a fighter. Anyone who takes that role must pay a price.

If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.

who hasn't slept in an empty bed sometimes, longing for the embrace of another person on the achingly short trip to the grave?

It is not how much you make that counts, but how much money you keep.

Nothing worth having comes easy.

The average woman is a size 14 but 'plus' models start at a size six. The industry wants you to feel bad about yourself, and they succeed. I find it to be disgusting.