The difference between libertarianism and socialism is that libertarians will tolerate the existence of a socialist community, but socialists can't tolerate a libertarian community.

Each person has the right to live his life in any way he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others.

The only way to break the cycle of unwed motherhood, fatherless children, poverty, crime, and welfare is to recognize that welfare causes more problems than it cures.

Don't hit other people, don't take their stuff and keep your promises.

Maybe that's because guns are sold at a profit, while schools are provided by the government.

Taxes should be lower, flatter, and simpler, in that order.

American [public] schools are failing because they are organized according to a bureaucratic, monopolistic model; their organizing principle is basically the same as that of a socialist economy.

People in government are self-interested just like people in business.

The past cannot be cured.

Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing.

I'm trying to be among the elite night after night, year after year. I just want to be the best ... and I love winning.

The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one.

All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.

When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly.

My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.

Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.

For me, luxury is intelligence and quality. I don't see a lot of intelligence and quality in luxury when it's used to make fast, big money.

The true test of humility is whether you can say grace before eating crow.