What got us out of the depression was capitalism, and we would have gotten out a lot quicker had the government not intervened.

The United States is like the Titanic, and I'm here with the lifeboat trying to get people to leave the ship... I see a real financial crisis coming for the United States.

Printing money is merely taxation in another form. Rather than robbing citizens of their money, government robs their money of its purchasing power.

Printing money creates inflation, which weakens an economy. Unfortunately, this kind of common-sense thinking never seems to penetrate academic circles.

At some point, the dollar has to give. You can't just keep printing money, and monetizing debt, and buying bonds, without the dollar imploding.

The strength in gold is revealing the general weakness in the dollar.

Keynesians are to economics what witch doctors are to medicine.

It is production that creates purchasing power, not the printing press!

One day we're going to look back at $1,700 with nostalgia. People are going to be shocked at how inexpensive gold was when it could be snapped up for such a bargain price.

Minimum wage laws make it illegal for a worker to accept a job that pays less, even if the worker needs that job.

The real story of Detroit [...] can be summed up in seven words. Private enterprise built it, government destroyed it.

The universe believes in you, but it is more important that you believe in yourself.

Loss is a part of life, that doesn't make it easy... that makes it inevitable...

I think all regions have had their peculiarities of speech rounded off by television, radio, and people travel so much more now.

Our happiness relies more on hope, faith and our inner values than on anything outside ourselves.

I'm not knocking the poor homosexual, I'm not. They need salvation just like anybody else.

There's a big difference between being numb to something and being immune to it.

The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, generally, easily influenced by the opinion of others.

The Philippines bear witness to the youthfulness and vitality of the Church.

Whenever I'm home, I haven't got any makeup on. But even in the studio, before I do vocals, I put makeup on.

Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture.