Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth.

The most important benefit of population size and growth is the increase it brings to the stock of useful knowledge. Minds matter economically as much as, or more than, hands or mouths.

We now have in our hands—really, in our libraries—the technology to feed, clothe, and supply energy to an ever-growing population for the next seven billion years.

The essence of wealth is the capacity to control the forces of nature, and the extent of wealth depends upon the level of technology and the ability to create new knowledge.

The main fuel to speed the world's progress is our stock of knowledge, and the brake is our lack of imagination.

Human beings create more than they destroy.

The increase in the world's population represents our victory over death.

All of us necessarily hold many casual opinions that are ludicrously wrong simply because life is far too short for us to think through even a small fraction of the topics that we come across.

I wonder if they were aware of the power of complimentary alcohol during World War I.

Thank[Barack Obama] for the reliable friendship and partnership you demonstrated in very difficult hours of our relationship.

I really want to write a novel. I also want to learn to play the mandolin.

You have developed the second attention much more than you realize and you use it more than you realize as a woman. That's why I feel women can attain enlightenment more easily than men.

Hospitals must provide emergency treatment to all who walk through the door, regardless of their citizenship status or ability to pay.

The over-reliance on photography holds so many artists back.

Why should I have my picture taken when I can get paid for it?

If you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

The station put us on staff at $35 a week... and I mean every week.

I leave the politics at the office when I go out.