Yes, long hours and a hard life for my parents, but for a six to seven year old every new day dawned with fresh excitement when you have not a care in the world, and so much to learn and witness.

After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.

After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.

I can still memory - taste the fresh buttermilk pancakes and hot buttermilk biscuits - both made with lard! - that were cooked on the top, or in the oven, of that ancient iron stove.

Hayek, in my view, is the leading economic thinker of the 20th century.

I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.

Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined.

The purpose of music as an art form, is to engage the audience.

They sounded really professional because they had two Vox AC 30 amplifiers. I also had an AC 30, so when you looked at it, three AC 30s, three Fenders - bloody hell, it must be a great band!

Memory is a mirror that scandalously lies.

Lenin refused to recognise moral norms established by slave-owners for their slaves and never observed by the slave-owners themselves

Drinking turns a fool into a merry fool.

I like liquor - its taste and its effects - and that is just the reason why I never drink it.

Peace commerce and honest friendship with all nations - entangling alliances with none.

You killed my dog! Get your affairs in order.

The last person to achieve unambiguous victory in an air war was Zeus.