What the war did was give me the opportunity of three years of continuous reading, and it was in the course of reading that I became convinced that I should become an economist.
Faith is a gift-but you can ask for it.
Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.
People so seldom say I love you And then it's either too late or love goes. So when I tell you I love you, It doesn't mean I know you'll never go, Only that I wish you didn't have to.
In this one book are the two most interesting personalities in the whole world--God and yourself. The Bible is the story of God and man, a love story in which you and I must write our own ending, our unfinished autobiography of the creature and the Creator.
We do not hug our miracles close. We put them hastily away, preferring the commonplace to live with.
In making our decisions, we must use the brains that God has given us. But we must also use our hearts, which He also gave us.
The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually will only work if they change perceptions and values. Why not go the direct route and work with perceptions and values?
Much mischief is done in the world with very little interest or design.
I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn't a proper place. I like in betweens.
There can be no such thing as 'fairness in taxation. ' Taxation is nothing but organized theft, and the concept of a 'fair tax' is therefore every bit as absurd as that of 'fair theft. '