Valuation is vague and arbitrary, when there is no assurance that it will be generally acquiesced in by others.

It is the aim of good government to stimulate production, of bad government to encourage consumption.

The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield.

The manner in which things exist and take place, constitutes what is called the nature of things; and a careful observation of the nature of things is the sole foundation of all truth.

Supply creates its own demand.

One product is always ultimately bought with another, even when paid for in the first instance with money.

Nothing is more dangerous in practice, than an obstinate, unbending adherence to a system, particularly in its application to the wants and errors of mankind.

Taxation being a burthen, must needs weigh lightest on each individual, when it bears upon all alike.

I have made no distinction between the circulation of goods and of money, because there really is none.

Capital in the hands of a national government forms a part of the gross national capital.

The difficulty lies, not in finding a producer, but in finding a consumer.

Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.

Destiny is very jealous FOR TRUE LOVE

One Christmas my father kept our tree up till March. He hated to see it go. I loved that.

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.

I never had the dream to be a great designer. My focus was just to do beautiful things.

There is no Art made without power, and there is no reason for Art to be made except for power.

I had never watched a law show prior to being cast on The Practice.

Where is the stretch? Where is the perfect fit? Where does it make sense? You have to be a Baryshnikov.

Science teachers and the mentally ill, that's all Jazz is for.

It's hard to make strangers care about the good things in your life.