The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.

Believing there's no God means I can't really be forgiven except by kindness and faulty memories. That's good; it makes me want to be more thoughtful. I have to try to treat people right the first time around.

It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achieved all our goals. I mean, our goal was to earn our living doing exactly what we wanted. Which is many people's goal.

I think one of the things about Donald Trump that's interesting is he lives in a rarified atmosphere where it's possible that he doesn't get enough feedback, enough people rolling their eyes at him. It's a danger more in show business than it is with wealth.

The western mindset erroneously equates a political system of multi-party democracy with high-quality institutions... the two are not synonymous.

Exclusively should mean exclusively, and money used for campaign purposes should kept separate from money used for the promotion of social welfare.

Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent.

When a government gives special tax treatment to a few companies, that makes it hard for anyone else to compete on equal terms.