I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better.
Consumption never creates wealth.
The key reason why we are richer than our ancestors is that these ancestors have bequeathed us buildings, factories and machines that have given us a high living standard to start with. Driven by irresponsible policy makers, America's present generation is consuming the nation's capital.
A nation that encourages its people to spend more and save less promotes economic backwardness, social decay and its own financial doom.
What's come to perfection perishes. Things learned on earth we shall practice in heaven; Works done least rapidly Art most cherishes.
I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it.
And you haven’t been betrayed yet, Nick. You don’t know what that’s like. What it does to you. The scars it leaves that never fade. (Ambrose)
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.