The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events.

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

love canembellish its beginningsing its blossomingand engrave its eternitiesbut can never explain its loss.

I've had contact with Arsenal and Chelsea, but it's a bit of a mess.

When they turn the sun on again I'll plant children under it, I'll light up my soul with a match and let it sing.

So for my studio purposes, I know that I'm in my studio with technicians who've done amazing things to my board and to my power amps and I know what I can deliver out of my studio.

Why drink and drive if I can smoke and fly?

I ran around with the other youngsters, hunting, fishing and raising tadpoles and all the rest.

Light is actually the first word I said as a little baby.

I think we too often go soft in trying to spare people the agony of confronting reality.

But the same things that had once attracted menow left me with a mild sense of unease. Ivy would say I was getting smarter, but I just felt…empty.

Climate change is a global commons problem.