Our failure to properly deal with Germany and Japan early cost the world dearly later on. We dare not make the same mistake with China.

Your brand is the single most important investment you can make in your business

The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.

You make more money selling advice than following it. It's one of the things we count on in the magazine business -- along with the short memory of our readers.

There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.

As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives and participate fully in the American dream.

People are not going to reelect Barack Obama. But will the new president govern as a real conservative? We're going to have to apply the heat to make sure.

The real cure for what ails our health care system today is less government and more freedom.

The tax code is a monstrosity and there's only one thing to do with it. Scrap it, kill it, drive a stake through its heart, bury it and hope it never rises again to terrorize the American people.

We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values

The flat tax would be so simple, you could fill it out on a post card. A post card that would say, in effect, having a wonderful time; glad most of my money is here.

Nay, without thought or conscious desire, might not things external to ourselves vibrate in unison with our moods and passions, atom calling to atom in secret love or strange affinity?

Find the good, and praise it.

Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his.

Some people I see are so talented that they are just wasting their time on writing at Facebook. Talent must be productive..

Old age is the verdict of life.

You always pay too much. Particularly for promises. There aint no such thing as a bargain promise.

I'm constantly revising and updating a piece until it's finally recorded. Once it's recorded, then it's over.

Emulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice.

When the bird and the book disagree, believe the bird.

I appreciate and enjoy my age.