There is no reason why the women of the country should not greatly advance themselves.

Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.

The real conflict, if any exists, is between two industrial systems.

The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account.

I have always been fully persuaded that, through co-operation, labor could become its own employer.

All legislative experiments in the way of making forcible distribution of the wealth produced in any country have failed.

Each co-operative institution will become a school of business in which each member will acquire a knowledge of the laws of trade and commerce.

The right of each individual in any relation to secure to himself the full benefits of his intelligence, his capacity, his industry and skill are among the inalienable inheritances of humanity.

When money is controlled by a few it gives that few an undue power and control over labor and the resources of the country. Labor will have its best return when the laborer can control its disposal.

Money is the great tool through whose means labor and skill become universally co-operative.

Each individual member of a co-operative society works with that interest which is inseparable from the new position he enjoys. Each has an interest in the other.

Babies cry at birth because it is the first time they experience separation from love.

Friendship with oneself is all-important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else.

At the pinnacle of great design are products so gorgeous and lust-worthy that you want to lick them: a Porsche 911, Samsung's Luxia TV, an Eames lounge chair or anything by Loro Piana.

Single-minded concentration in the direction of your dreams intensifies your desires and increases your self-confidence.

You can have too much champagne to drink but you can never have enough.

I have one main reader, Miriam Gomez, my wife. She reads everything I write - I have not finished writing something and she is already reading it.

The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place.

Valour needs first strength, then a weapon.

I want to be remembered for the work that I've done, rather than the car accidents that I've gotten into, the men that I've not dated - or the man that I have.

There's a real sweet spot between challenge and hope - leaders make pathways that keep both firmly in view.