Poverty is the openmouthed relentless hell which yawns beneath civilized society. And it is hell enough.

What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.

What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.

There are only three ways by which any individual can get wealth — by work, by gift or by theft. And, clearly, the reason why the workers get so little is that the beggars and thieves get so much.

There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism.

Laissez faire (in its full true meaning) opens the way to the realization of the noble dreams of socialism.

That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really harm no one.

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.

Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.

Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.

There can be to the ownership of anything no rightful title which is not derived from the title of the producer and does not rest upon the natural right of the man to himself.

See your hard times through the spectacles of your experiences. They, too, shall pass away.

And I fear that my place gets taken by some other one, very lucky and not too shy, who flirts with your eyes while I’m the one who’s crazy about them.

If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.

The hardest part is what to leave behind, ... It's time to let go!

The way something looks is the last thing we figure out

What a lay me down this is with two pink, two orange, two green, two white goodnights.

When your son is healthy and happy, you're healthy and happy. And when your son is not healthy, let's say you're unhappy.

Even the indie rock world - which is supposed to be about truth and independence from corporate mindfulness or something - is totally subject to the paraphernalia of celebrity.

Democratic leaders always seem to blame America first.

Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting.