No nice philosophical point has ever been so decisively resolved as this: that those who are not conceived do not miss the pleasure of consuming the goods they do not get born to enjoy.

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.

The only way to behave to a woman is to make love to her if she is pretty, and to someone else if she is plain.

But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by every body at times, whatever be their education or state.

We make our lives bigger or smaller, more expansive or more limited, according to the interpretation of life that is our story.

Acquaintance n: a person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to.

Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it.

I am a massive film geek, and I love movies.

God is like a computer, the more software you put in, the greater the danger that extensions will conflict.

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.

Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us.

The quickest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionaire.