Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.

The farmer and manufacturer can no more live without profit than the labourer without wages.

Nothing contributes so much to the prosperity and happiness of a country as high profits.

There can be no rise in the value of labour without a fall of profits.

There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.

Neither a state nor a bank ever have had unrestricted power of issuing paper money without abusing that power.

If a tax on malt would raise the price of beer, a tax on bread must raise the price of bread.

Profits are not made by differential cleverness, but by differential stupidity.

Money is neither a material to work upon nor a tool to work with.

The exchangeable value of all commodities rises as the difficulties of their production increase.

There can be no greater error then in supposing that capital is increased by non-consumption.

In the moments of adversity, we engaged our minds on beautiful thoughts, our spirit on spirituality and our hands on inspiration writings. What a good trade of pain for peace of mind?

Let's make a deal, if you don't blame me for your failures I won't take credit for your successes.

I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State.

Social science affirms that a woman's place in society marks the level of civilization.

I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.

For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.

I was 11 when I was first introduced to live drawing classes and going to art school.

It's not a matter of rejection (of Israel's existence). Israel is here, present by power.

Feel about yourself what you would have others feel about themselves.

Kids; 10 seconds of joy, 30 years of misery