My interest in political philosophy was rather casual until I met Hayek.

A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.

The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

No situation is beyond the strength within.

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.

The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.

Is it only humans that look up with wonder at the stars and the vastness of the universe?

I don't know how to drive a car. The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing.

I do favor guest workers, H1B visas and student visas.

I'd watch your mouth", he said, tilting his head as he looked at my ID."The last lunker who laughed at her picture spent the night in the emergency room with a drink umbrella jammed up his nose".

When I see great boxers, it's like reading a wonderful poem.

To me, to live is to fight. It's about persevering. It's about testing yourself. It's about not becoming complacent.

The moment money becomes your motivation, you are immediately not as good as someone who is stimulated by passion and internal will.