Whenever people are being intellectually dishonest in debate, it is an implicit concession they have lost the fight

The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents.

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

The Moral Majority supports legislators who oppose abortions but also oppose child nutrition and day care. From their perspective, life begins at conception and ends at birth.

When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually.

These two entities—Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—are not facing any kind of financial crisis.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

Most people who are activists and are concerned about issues get their information from sources which reinforce their opinions and give them the facts that they want to hear.

But it is also clear that left entirely untouched by public policy, the capitalist system will produce more inequality than is socially healthy or than is necessary for maximum efficiency.

They appear to have become so attached to their outrage that they are even more outraged that they won't be able to be outraged anymore.

This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot.

When you favour a woman, she will want to return the favour in so many means, but its better to rupidiate such offerings.

If a fourteen year-old can deliver your message, it's not because he's gifted. It's because intellectually, you're a child.

Nothing befalls us that is not of the nature of ourselves. There comes no adventure but wears to our soul the shape of our everyday thoughts.

The Kapoor surname has legend, a passion for acting, respect and love attached to it. And I am very proud of that.

I don't like to travel. Yet all my books seem to involve a journey.

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

Nothing could be further from the authentic art of our time than the idea of a rupture of continuity. Art is - among other things - continuity, and unthinkable without it.

I learned from Rossellini that you are rich even if you have a little money.

If we don't do something to simplify the tax system, we're going to end up with a national police force of internal revenue agents.

The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected.