Private enterprise did not get us atomic energy.

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

You are growing into consciousness, and my wish for you is that you feel no need to constrict yourself to make other people comfortable.

Life isn't always about finding yourself. More often than not, it's about discovering who God created you to be.

I feel like everyone has the right to privacy, even if you're the most famous person in the world.

All my life I had feared to-morrow, until I decided to have faith and to live to-day in courage.

I'm particularly proud of anything the House and the Senate agree on.

I want to build an audience that's willing to follow us in whichever direction we might choose.

Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking's just the measure.

People aren't looking at how they're doing, but rather at how their neighbors are doing and at their own place in society.

There are Muslims, who are moderate Muslims. And there's more of them than there are radicalized Muslims and are using Islam in its misinterpreted ideology.

All inventors, they say, are a little mad. I reckon that only completely sane people are willing to admit they are slightly crazy.