A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.

The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk".

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

It's important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want.

The government's War on Poverty has transformed poverty from a short-term misfortune into a career choice.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

Immigrants used to come to America seeking freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom from government. Now they come looking for free health care, free education, and a free lunch.

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'

In almost all matters, the real question should be: why are we letting government handle this?

Disarmed citizens encourage crime and violence. Armed citizens encourage criminals to find a safer line of work.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

If there is a heaven we will find each other again, for there is no heaven without you.

There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.

They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese.

If you want what NORMAL people have, do what normal people DO. If you want what FEW people have, do what few people DO.

The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers.

Your goal is to write that masterpiece. Yello's masterpiece was "Oh Yeah." Whatever I say about the song doesn't matter, because it has a huge impact on how we remember the era.

I had the habit of not accepting prizes or honors, but always, not out of humility, but because I don't like them. Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like them.

The dotted line my father's ashplant made On Sandymount Strand Is something else the tide won't wash away.