Pessimism is not only unwarranted, it is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think the cause is lost, it will be. No one works hard for a cause they think will lose.

Our expensive welfare state is fueled by the destructive notion that 'greed' is when you want to keep your own money but 'compassion' is when you want to take somebody else's.

Free men are not equal and equal men are not free.

On the silver screen, capitalists are usually vilified as greedy and heartless, while statists of every stripe are depicted as selfless, romantic idealists who only want to help people.

The greatest influence for good comes from those quiet folks who make morals, not moralizing, their vocation.

Anything short of the discipline and honesty of a true gold coin standard will inevitably self-destruct, consuming our wealth and liberties, and nurturing the omnipotent state.

A statesman doesn't try to pull himself up by dragging someboy else down, and he doesn't try to convience people they're victims just so he can posture as their savior.

When I was young I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock.So I stopped wearing socks.

It's all about proximity.

Happiness is a choice. You have to choose it - and you have to fight for it.

In order to achieve great things in your life, you have to be consistent in what you are doing.

I sometimes feel like I need to pinch myself. I feel extremely fortunate.

A pioneer is not someone who makes her own soap. She is one who takes up her burdens and walks toward the future.

Yeah, dolphins and monkeys basically could play chess together. Those are brilliant animals.

Why can you believe the lie, but not the truth?

You put two egos together and you've either got a conflict, which is always interesting, or better yet, a love affair.

To think justly, we must understand what others mean. To know the value of our thoughts, we must try their effect on other minds.