One can relish the varied idiocy of human action during a panic to the full, for, while it is a time of great tragedy, nothing is being lost but money.

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.

My life had become a puzzle - its pieces scattered about like paper in the wind, with no one there to chase them but me.

God can deliver you so well that some people won’t believe your testimony.

I don't always have thoughts, but when I do, they're deep.

All of our sons and daughters ought to have the same opportunity to experience the joy and stability of marriage.

Those who lack the capacity to achieve much in an atmosphere of freedom will clamor for power.

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests.

Money can't buy happiness, but it does quiet the nerves.

Things fall apart, even when you think they're stronger than anything you could ever imagine.

In person I don't have that many friends. I'm a pretty tight-knit guy with the people that I know. Offline, I have no more than four or five friends.

What we will have attained when Neil Armstrong steps down upon the moon is a completely new step in the evolution of man.