The great thing about my parents is they didn't preach anything they didn't practice.

The problem is, to have prices fall would work fine if we didn't have all these built in rigidities on downward prices, because then things don't adjust, and that's how we have recessions and depressions, is prices and costs don't adjust together and they get out of whack, and we end up with dislocations.

Why I've never been that fond of politics and only got into it recently kicking and screaming, because I don't think politicians are going to reverse the trajectory of this country. I think it's going to depend on the American people understanding what is fair and what makes their lives better.

I agree with George Washington's concern about parties: They become an end in themselves, rather than being committed to helping people improve their lives.

How do we make people's lives better unless we find the truth of what works and what doesn't?

To be happy you have to fulfill your nature. That's what Aristotle taught so many centuries ago, that the road to happiness isn't to go drink more or consume more. The road to happiness is to fully develop your abilities, and then apply them to do good.

I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.