The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny.

A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

You cannot be sure that you are right unless you understand the arguments against your views better than your opponents do.

The essential notion of a capitalist society ... is voluntary cooperation, voluntary exchange. The essential notion of a socialist society is force.

I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

The great advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science or literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

You cannot simultaneously have free immigration and a welfare state.

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.

When you are a pessimist and the bad thing happens, you live it twice, " Amos liked to say. "Once when you worry about it, and the second time when it happens.

There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.

Roy Orbison is singing for the lonely, hey, that's me and I want you only.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

There's no such thing as forever.

To live with angels and chase their dreams.

Inspiration doesn't respond to meeting requests. You can't schedule greatness.

Beauty shall rise with the dawn from the east.

It's a big honour to have people be excited about a movie that you make. That's the one thing that you want.

Decide on some imperfect Somebody and you will win, because the truest truism in politics is: You can't beat Somebody with Nobody.