There's such a self-conscious balance that goes into television. Also, these are not people that think things through.

Money is preferable to politics. It is the difference between being free to be anybody you want and to vote for anybody you want. And money is more effective than politics both in solving problems and in providing individual independence. To rid ourselves of all the trouble in the world, we need to make money. And to make money, we need to be free.

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.

There is only one basic human right: the right to do as you please, without causing others harm. With it comes our only basic human duty: the duty to accept the consequences of our actions.

When a couple decides to divorce, they should inform both sets of parents before having a party and telling all their friends. This is not only courteous but practical. Parents may be very willing to pitch in with comments, criticism, and malicious gossip of their own to help the divorce along.

Fashionably amusing table manners are a matter of breaking the right rule at the right time.

Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free.