Negative books can be bestsellers, but seldom classics.

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.

Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure.

We shall never change our political leaders until we change the people who elect them.

Gold is as steady as a rock, a standardbearer by which all currencies can be accurately measured.

You can judge a man by the books in his library.

For those of us in the financial world, Black Friday has a strong negative connotation, referring to a stock market catastrophe.

No one spends someone elses money as carefully as he spends his own.

In a free society, individuals have the right to do right or wrong, as long as they don't threaten or infringe upon the rights or property of others.

The profit motive promotes economic growth by creating better products at cheaper prices.

I am tired of the constant demonizing of people via political labels.

Let thy sacred heart be thy holy home.

Dreams are one treasure that God has bestowed on everyone without any discrimination.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.

A Writer Must Have Text Appeal

With a television series, there's a hard deadline, and so you have to write even when you're not writing well.

The Republic of Texas is no more.

There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.

The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there's not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan.

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.