What we prepare for is what we shall get

Great captains of industry are as rare as great generals

If I want to be free from any other man's dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.

The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man.

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.

He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself.

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee.

We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.

The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has produced and saved it. This latter is the Forgotten Man

There is no boon in nature. All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self-denial, and study.

It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society into an organization of only two classes, one at each social extreme.

Misadventure asked what the harm was partaking in one more and I decided not to argue with her.

It's always easier to take something than work for it...

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

The methods of peaceful protests are not capable of being effective, because in reality most people pay little attention to things that are not abrasive.

Conflict is growth trying to happen.

Designing aircraft and racing cars is an extremely exciting thing.

When you love something, you get to know it. Then you feel the ownership and if it changes, you only love it as far as you know it because then you're like, "What is this?"

I have never acknowledged the difference between serious music and light music. There is only good music and bad music.

It seems as if when you try to do just one thing and nothing but, you can't do it at all. You do everything better if there's more than one thing.

Games are won by players who focus on the playing field -- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.