Mike Kelly [from The Atlantic] called me up and said he could pay me less money.

Those who do not know history are probably also not doing well in English or math. P.J. O'Rourke

It is important to remember when reading Adam Smith or even when just thinking about Smith that the era that he lived in, we're not talking about poverty in a day when it meant not enough bedrooms for the kids, an old car, a black and white television. We're talking about a whole world where poverty meant not enough to eat.

Guns are always the best method for a private suicide. They are more stylish looking than single-edged razor blades and natural gas has got so expensive. Drugs are too chancy. You might miscalculate the dosage and just have a good time.

I spent almost 25 years as a foreign correspondent, and the world's primary problem is poverty.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country.

It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.