It's a rule worth having in mind. Income almost always flows along the same axis as power but in the opposite direction.

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.

In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully.

I'm running for president, because as I go around this nation, I talk to a lot of people. And what I hear is people's concern that the economy we have is a rigged economy.

When you start so young working, you build a hunger for acting, working, and a busy life.

It’s a poor atom blaster that won’t point both ways.

I was taught to be anti-Jewish.

I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

<...> God is a person; godliness is a quality. You cannot become God, but you can be godly. <...&gt.

What a rude Lump our World is that we are so apt to dote upon.

Deliberate cruelty to our defenceless and beautiful little cousins is surely one of the meanest and most detestable vices of which a human being can be guilty.