Somehow I had learned from Thoreau, who doubtless learned it from Confucius, that if a man comes to do his own good for you, then must you flee that man and save yourself

Abortion of potentials is a massacre of purpose. You don’t get the fruit because you killed the seeds!

Gold was an objective value, an equivalent of wealth produced. Paper is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist, backed by a gun aimed at those who are expected to produce it.

O.K. I'm running out of appetite. Let this swirl- a bit like Crab Nebula- do for now.

If you look at YOURSELF as the brand, then you will understand an intrinsic truth: People judge.

Well, human security is a concept that I am very committed to enshrining in American foreign policy.

Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.

Even if your fantasy comes true, that doesn't mean you should stop dreaming.

War is ninety percent information.

Told you. Everything sounds better in the car wash.

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.