Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular development of a single national style.

Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.

We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.

The right wing will be identified with the monied class, even when the left often has more money. And the left wing will be identified as the whiners, even though the right at times whines as much or more. You might say that both sides are monied, high human capital whiners, on the whole.

To get a person's real opinion, ask what she thinks everyone else believes... If people truly hold a particular belief, they are more likely to think that others agree or have had similar experiences. [People] tend to assume that other people have had life histories at least somewhat similar to their own. When we talk about other people, we are often talking about ourselves, whether we know it ourselves.

Beethoven and Michelangelo, who sold their artworks for profit, were entrepreneurs and capitalists.

The more information that's out there, the greater the returns to just being willing to sit down and apply yourself. Information isn't what's scarce; it's the willingness to do something with it.