I never dreamed I would receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, mostly because my style is so typically Austrian.
Let us reconcile ourselves to the mysterious rhythm of our destinies, such as they must be in this world of space and time.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
It is better to do something than to do nothing while waiting to do everything.
When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place. You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.
If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain.
It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I’m with you I have this sense that you want something from me.
Celebrity watching and speculation is almost like a sport
When I go in for heart surgery, I want a full-time surgeon. I don't want some guy who just does it part-time between rounds of golf. You want a guy who is doing it all the time and is always reading and learning about the most recent techniques.