Self-preservation and self-denial: the basis of all political economy.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Socialism means slavery.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Working on yourself will reveal a new image of yourself

Absurd laughter is a kind of protest against an absurd existence.

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself the day you stop making excuses that's the day you start your move to the top.

Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.

I love David's attitude in the Bible. He wasn't afraid to go against the trends. He wasn't going to be defined by the opinions of others.

Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

Bhuta ia, dewa ia. (Bali expression meaning Man is a demon, man is a god.)

Fiction must compete with first-rate reporting. If you cannot write a story that is equal to a factual account of battle in the streets or demonstrations, then you can't write a story.

Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of language.

Effective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work.