Economic activity is carried out by individuals in organisations that require a high degree of social co-operation

It was the slave's continuing desire for recognition that was the motor which propelled history forward, not the idle complacency and unchanging self-identity of the master

In the future the optimal form of industrial organization will be neither small companies nor large ones but network structures that share the advantages of both.

The nation will continue to be a central pole of identification, even if more and more nations come to share common economic and political forms of organization.

If networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members

The desire for economic prosperity is itself not culturally determined but almost universally shared

To truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain standard

For capitalism flourishes best in a mobile and egalitarian society

A high degree of autonomy is what permits innovation, experimentation and risk taking in a bureaucracy. If the slightest mistake can end a career, then no one will ever take risks.

I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.(from Who's Who in Hell)

Maybe we should remember to smile more often. You know, just for the sake of smiling.

I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater.

They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.

The familiarity of superiors embitters one, because it may not be returned.

Marriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.

A poor teacher complains, an average teacher explains, a good teacher teaches, a great teacher inspires.

Only a f-kin imbecile would think they un-correctable, cause you're susceptible to becoming more than a spectacle.

Who’s that? That’s the King. Who’s he? The Duke. Who’s she? The Princess. What do they call you? The Count. What does that make me? Umm…how about the Peasant? And the name stuck.

Women are secretaries of state and prime ministers - but people still don't expect women to be involved in violence.