Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you…

In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party organization substitutes itself for the party, the central committee subst…

You can't argue with facts and figures. Either people want it, in which case they pay for it, or it's two guys sitting around at the Plaza having a discussion,…

Economists, firstly, regard only one part of man's nature, and treat him simply as a money-making animal; secondly, they disregard the influence of custom, and…

It seems to be a law of American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic.