There's no business that's too small for government to torture

The people who tried government regulation have lives which are miserable.

David Boaz has been my guide to the history, economics, and politics of freedom for years.

A handful of people who probably never even ran a small business actually think they can reinvent the health care system.

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.

You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.

Government has no wealth of its own. Before it gives anything to anyone, it must take from those who produced it.

When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.

Life is fairer when individuals are free to make their own decisions

We have all kinds of government compensation systems that are much more efficient than the lawyers.

Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die.

Doubt not the self O lion-heart, for those who call you crazy will one day worship you.

Either all lights are turned off or one inner light is missing.

Good posture is the correct alignment of body parts supported by the right amount of muscle tension.

The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.

In almost any profession, even if you're the kid of an actor, people are very supportive and want to see the next generation.

Childish fantasy, like the sheath over the bud, not only protects but curbs the terrible budding spirit, protects not only innocence from the world, but the world from the power of innocence.

I’m willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I’m willing to put my life before movies.

American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a tenyearold girl-a protagonist so strong, loving, and vivid I longed to hand her a wedge of freshly cut papaya.

Our country is that spot to which our heart is bound.

Date syrup is a natural sweetener that has wonderful richness and treacly depth; I drizzle it over semolina porridge.