We know that investment causes growth. But it is also true that growth causes investment.

Like a forensic accountant trying to solve a corporate fraud, following the trail of money around the circle is a good way to understand what actually happens as capitalism unfolds.

Competition-ruthless, unforgiving, to-the-death competition-is a crucial feature of capitalism.

Try this: say the words "global, global, global" aloud several times, as fast as you can. You'll find yourself sounding like a turkey ("gobble, gobble, gobble").

Economics is a social science, not a physical science.

Economic systems come, and economic systems go. No economic system lasts forever. Capitalism is not likely to last forever, either.

Never trust an economist with your job. Learn about economics yourself. And make up your own mind about what might protect your job - and what might destroy it.

The problem is not scarcity; the problem is power.

Indeed, if communist central planners could have organized the economy with as much detail, precision, and flexibility as a modern-day Toyota or Wal-Mart, communism would probably still exist.

Everyone has an interest in the economy: in how it functions, how well it functions, and in whose interests it functions.

Proving that profit is economically and morally justifiable, rather than the result of exploitation, has been a central preoccupation of neoclassical economists.

With silence comes mindfulness, and thus we become better at choosing our words with kind intent before we express them.

To smile pleasantly is to own the moment fully.To think pleasantly is to enjoy the moment fully.

Even if you can’t see the whole road ahead, you can ask for the one step that will lead you forward.

I started modeling quite young. I would really recommend to every girl not to start modeling until they turn 17, to be honest. Before that, I think you're not mature enough.

You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage but He is building a palace. He intends to come & live in it Himself

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.

Every decision in government is so important, especially when it comes to the military where thousands of people can lose their lives.

I'm a really good dinner party guest. I am always so appreciative, impressed that anyone has even managed to turn on the oven and cook for me.

Although quantum mechanics has been around for nearly 70 years, it is still not generally understood or appreciated, even by those that use it to do calculations.

Only when our greatest love is God, a love that we cannot lose even in death, can we face all things with peace. Grief was not to be eliminated but seasoned and buoyed up with love and hope.