If I want to be free from any other man's dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.

Great captains of industry are as rare as great generals

The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. . . . I call C the Forgotten Man.

Undoubtedly there are, in connection with each of these things, cases of fraud, swindling, and other financial crimes; that is to say, the greed and selfishness of men are perpetual.

He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself.

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee.

We shall find that every effort to realize equality necessitates a sacrifice of liberty.

The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has produced and saved it. This latter is the Forgotten Man

There is no boon in nature. All the blessings we enjoy are the fruits of labor, toil, self-denial, and study.

It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society into an organization of only two classes, one at each social extreme.

Any one who believes that any great enterprise of an industrial character can be started without labor must have little experience of life.

As you ripen, you’ll notice that time is the weirdest thing in the world, that these surprises are relentless, and that getting older is not a stroll but an ambush.

Liberals can't just come out and say, they want to take more of our money, kill babies, and discriminate on the basis of race.

Love, in its own nature, demands the perfecting of the beloved.

I don't think of the marketplace as teen-oriented or teen-dominated. I think of it as dominated by high-concept, in marketing especially.

If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.

An artist should remain true. Otherwise his talent, like his stomach, grows fat and stuffy.

Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying.

Wherever you have a plot of land, however small, plant a garden. Staying close to the soil is good for the soul.

How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.

Covering discretion with a coat of folly.