Yet there is a dignity in the human spirit which can become most clearly visible in the moment of defeat and disaster.
The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience.
You must distinguish sharply between being pro free enterprise and being pro business.
The broader and more influential organisations of businessmen have acted to undermine the basic foundation of the free market system they purport to represent and defend.
Look, for example, at the obvious, immediate, practical example of illegal Mexican immigration. Now, that Mexican immigration, over the border, is a good thing. It's a good thing for the illegal immigrants. It's a good thing for the United States. It's a good thing for the citizens of the country. But, it's only good so long as its illegal.
Prohibition is an attempted cure that makes matters worse - for both the addict and the rest of us.
Never try to walk across a river just because it has an average depth of four feet.
The stakes are immense, the task colossal, the time is short. But we may hope - we must hope - that man's own creation, man's own genius, will not destroy him.
Your job gives you authority. Your behavior gives you respect
From the time God saved me at 21 years old, I've always been fascinated by the parables of Jesus.
I love mythology, grew up loving it. I'm a middle kid, big family, that's the thing you did in the farm country. I lived in Iowa, I loved mythology. I don't know, we're like that.