When you see reference to a new paradigm you should always, under all circumstances, take cover.

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.

I'm a bad man. I need to understand the past. It illuminates the present.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

One of the wonderful aspects of the human imagination is its power to break through the barriers of time and space. It can see things not as they are but as the can be.

I love it when these Internet dudes say to me, 'Hey man, we just want to be 'content neutral.'

I'm an aspiring writer. I hate that phrase. You're either a writer or you're not.

You'd commit suicide trying to read my mind

Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you.

Normal love isn't interesting. I assure you that it's incredibly boring.

Of course, literature is the only spiritual and humane career. Even painting tends to dumness, and music turns people erotic, whereas the more you write the nicer you become.