The ingredients that made this country, you know, the miracle of the world - I mean we had a seven for one improvement in the average American standard of living in the 20th century.

Capitalism is not a perfect system. It may be better than all the other systems, but it's not a perfect system.

The commercial paper market, when that dries up, you know, that's just like sucking the blood out of the economic body of the United States.

The U.S. Treasury has got borrowing costs like nobody else has. They can borrow basically unlimited amounts. They can stay there for years and years. These assets will be worth more money over time.

I want our pie to grow all the people, but if some other guy's pie is growing a little faster, that's terrific.

Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil.

You want to be greedy when others are fearful.

The good thing is, we have household formation in this country. We have a country where I don't know whether it's a million households a year or more, but good form.

We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest.

When the Federal government buys the mortgages, they're not spending it, they're investing it.

Any time I can be of help to the government in terms of giving advice -I've given a little advice, actually.

Doubt is a delusion.

And the thing about trying to cheat death is that, in the end, you still lose.

I don't regret my past but I regret not doing enough to achieve my goals today. Today is the only opportunity to make tomorrow a success.

Delay gratification is what will give us patience and long suffering.

Gracious is the giver who can host and also be a stranger at the door.

I think that initial independence is very important that's what being an entrepreneur is all about.

Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.

While art may instruct as well as please, it can nevertheless be true art without instructing, but not without pleasing.

I work closely with the printer to get the final print the way I want it.

Minimalism is not defined by what is not there but by the rightness of what is and the richness with which this is experienced.