Capitalism might be defined, if we wish to be scientific, as a form of economic organization motivated by the pursuit of profit within a price structure.

The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England ... [and] ... believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one-world rule established.

There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati.

The basis of social relationships is reciprocity: if you cooperate with others, others will cooperate with you.

Instead, the two parties should be almost identical, so that the American people can throw the rascals out at any election without leading to any profound or extensive shifts in policy.

No scientist ever believes that he has the final answer or the ultimate truth on anything.

I am now quite sure that Tragedy and Hope was suppressed although I do not know why or by whom

To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain.

In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures.

Thus, the use of fiat money is more justifiable in financing a depression than in financing a war.

The traditional Christian attitude toward human personality was that human nature was essentially good and that it was formed and modified by social pressures and training.

Become a dignitary by treating others with dignity.

In a fire you have to be thoughtful, you have to have a certain kind of intuitive smarts that the veterans have. I'm not there yet, despite the Stanford degree.

It frequently happens that I begin a novel with just a visual image of something, a vague sense of people in three dimensional space.

I don't know just what, but there will have to be some drastic changes made besides cutting down on boating to get my mind more on painting.

A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.

I'm so used to being separate from the publication process. I turn in the book to the editor and then I'm done.

We don’t have to talk about Zsadist. That’s okay. He’s the most interesting part of me.

To me, television is one of the most exciting things going on right now, as far as content goes. Some of these shows that are on television are better than any of the movies out there.

Yielding, like ice about to melt.

I regularly interact with officers over tea; it is part of my working style.