The welfare state inhibits the maturation of its young citizens into responsible adults

The vast majority of those who are famous are not significant and the vast majority of those who are significant are not famous.

You're 'wealthy' if you don't worry

I don't judge people by their theology, I judge them by their behavior

How important is excitement to happiness? The key is to get excited about the mundane-- not just extraordinary things

Some of us worry about a resurgent Islam and its attendant complications for a decayed Western civilization; some of us worry about global warming. In twenty years' time, one of us will be proved right . . .

Our society is obsessed with personal rights, but it will survive only if we adopt personal obligations.