It is a way to take people's wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.
All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.
Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.
Facts do not speak for themselves. They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.
A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.
There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?
Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right?
Life is like a boxing match, keep on throwing those punches and one of them will land. Kevin Lane - The Shawshank Prevention
The base emotions Plato banned have left a radio-active and not radiant land.
John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.
I believe all complicated phenomena can be explained by simpler scientific principles.
The best way to get a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy.
People say the Beatles were John Lennon. What is Paul McCartney? Chopped liver? But everyone has their own favourite members whose creativity they gravitate to. That's normal.
As digital equipment replaces the jobs of routine workers and lower-level professionals, technicians are needed to install, monitor, repair, test, and upgrade all the equipment.
Media outlets that are exploiting Ebola because they want a sensational story and politicians using it to their own ends ought to be ashamed.
Es hilft unendlich viel zum Frieden, nicht auf den anderen zu warten, bis er kommt, sondern auf ihn zuzugehen."
I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside.
Remember, gold and silver always have had value and never have gone to zero. Can you say the same for stocks and bonds?
Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That's why they are so powerful.
A talib fires three shots at point-blank range at three girls in a van and doesn't kill any of them. This seems an unlikely story.
