Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

If I could have any job in the world, I'd start out by writing a blog on Wired.com.

We all have impossible dreams and we do what we can to pursue them.

And the part about being a professional artist is that you can tell, and you can do it over again, even if you can't say how you got there exactly.

I like to keep things classic, not lavish or blinged out. I don't even say that word. The last thing I want to be is over the top.

The Lord has given us a table at which to feast, not an altar on which a victim is to be offered; He has not consecrated priests to make sacrifice, but servants to distribute the sacred feast.

I'm always curious, but I'm learning things I never thought I'd learn. I get to travel to places I never thought I'd go.

I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.

I loved the logistical reality of a guy who wants to take over the world, yet who has a family too.

What is revolution except a systematic way for one species to eat another alive?