When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public entity gets bigger.

There's no such thing as a trade deficit.

If the dollar weakens, then presumably all the things that we make in the United States - Buicks, for instance - can be sold cheap all over the world, and everyone will be buying our goods, and we'll get all sorts of yen-denominated, or yuan-denominated, or euro-denominated securities, and then everybody else will be worried.

Humor is a terrific tool for explaining things, especially when what you're explaining is frightening or dull and complicated.

People shouldn't be treated like objects. They aren't that valuable.

Every generation finds the drug it needs.

We should never hesitate to listen to a fool about life because life is pretty foolish as far as I can tell.