The envious are more likely to be mollified by seeing others deprived of some advantage than by gaining it for themselves. It is not what they lack that chiefly troubles them, but what others have.

Give me the clear blue sky above my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner - and then to thinking!

Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives and lead toward general impoverishment.

Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man

When the government makes loans or subsidies to business, what it does is to tax successful private business in order to support unsuccessful private business.

The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.

The government has nothing to give to anybody that it doesn't first take from someone else.

The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians.

Inflation makes the extension of socialism possible by providing the financial chaos in which it flourishes. The fact is that socialism and inflation are cause and effect, they feed on each other!

There is no more certain way to deter employment than to harass and penalize employers.

Today is already the tomorrow which the bad economist yesterday urged us to ignore.

Perspective seasons meaning with sprinkles of time.

Country manners. Even if somebody phones up to tell you your house is burning down, they ask first how you are.

Providence seems to call me to the regions beyond

Compassion comes from the heart, not the government.

Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.

I love saying dialogue and creating a full character more than just being physical. But I always end up doing physical stuff in my roles.

He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.

Getting to meet other artists that I admire is one of the best parts of my job. I don't know if I'd say "star struck" as much as excited to hear other peoples' ideas.

An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.

Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?