If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows (referring to "trickle down" economics).

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

The spirit should never grow old.

In public administration good sense would seem to require that public expectation be kept at the lowest possible level in order to minimize eventual disappointment.

From the spring of 1941, I controlled all prices in the United States. You could lower a price without my permission, but you couldn't raise a price without my permission or that of my staff.

In central banking as in diplomacy, style, conservative tailoring, and an easy association with the affluent count greatly and results far much less.

Only foolish people are completely secure.