There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back...

Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of small minds.

Why do some people act as if making money offended their delicate minds? I am out for a legitimate profit, and not ashamed of it; the fact that people will pay money for my goods and services shows that my work is useful.

Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation.

There is no conclusive evidence of life after death, but there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know, so why fret about it?

The most expensive thing in the world is a second-best military establishment, good but not good enough to win.

Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers.