It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined.

I find it interesting that many of the people who want to restrict fossil fuels live in well-developed countries where abundant and affordable energy is readily available.

There is hardly an activity that a person can think about that does not intrinsically involve energy, most of which is currently provided by fossil fuels.

Ethical conduct is something that becomes inherent in an organization over a long period of time.

It is important to remember that all business has an impact on the lives of real people.

The market system requires that people be committed and willing to work hard. Inherent with that is what I call a merit system, which I think gives people the greatest opportunity.

The freedoms that people have that flow from all civic institutions fundamentally come from the success of a market system.

We should seek a system that provides outlets for those skills and talents so that everyone can find a way to work and serve in a manner that best suits the strengths of each individual.

Without competition, the spectacular development of technology that we have seen in the last one hundred years in this country would not have happened.

In some of the countries where we operate, there is a tradition of corruption, in which the political elites work with business in the framework of unsavory relationships.

I have a great deal of difficulty with those who live in a hugely prosperous country telling people in the developing world that they should be deprived of a critical source of energy.

I realized two things from an early age - I was insane and had some kind of comedic thing going on. My brain was wired to think about things in terms of how funny they were.

People make changes in their life, and they blend and assimilate. They find a way to make it work. That's where I've always taken the wrong turn. By not taking a turn at all.

Writing is like mining for gold hidden in the hillsides of your mind.

I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.

I hate a conscience. It's always making you feel low down and disreputable. I don't believe I will say anything to my children about one, and let them have some peace.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

True politeness is perfect ease and freedom. It simply consists in treating others just as you love to be treated yourself.

Interactivity and a better experience aren't always the same thing.

Old friends are memories personified.

Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.