Quote of the Week
02/01/2012
We’ve taken care of everything The words you hear, the songs you sing The pictures that give pleasure to your eyes. It’s one for all and all for one We work together, common sons Never need… …
01/25/2012
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” --Ronald Reagan Last night’s State of the Union address was chock full of bromides, class warfare and protectionism… …
01/18/2012
“There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.” --Alexis de Tocqueville Men of principle are rare, and they are even rarer in politics. Keep… …
01/11/2012
“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.” --Thomas Jefferson The Republican presidential primaries are in full swing, and… …
01/04/2012
“Our goal is to make the best devices in the world, not to be the biggest.” --Steve Jobs The late, great Apple co-founder always focused first on making a quality product. That’s… …
12/28/2011
“Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.” --Aristotle… …
12/21/2011
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” --Benjamin Franklin This time of year is replete with reflection on the past 12 months. It’s also a time when we prepare ourselves… …
12/14/2011
“The cynics are right nine times out of 10.” --H. L. Mencken The great journalist and veritable human quote machine, H. L. Mencken, had a knack for poignant and thought-provoking… …
12/07/2011
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”… …
11/30/2011
“One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.” --Benjamin Disraeli When you think of investing opportunity, you have to be ready… …
11/22/2011
“Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” --Henry Van Dyke… …
11/16/2011
“A committee is the only known form of life with a hundred bellies and no brain.” --Robert Heinlein. The brilliant science fiction writer wasn’t writing about the so-called… …
11/09/2011
“Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.” --Gustave Flaubert The great French novelist knew that “success” isn’t an objective, but rather the result… …
11/02/2011
“When the Fed is the bartender, everybody drinks until they fall down.” --Paul McCulley, former managing director, PIMCO I couldn’t resist using this quote today, as the… …
10/26/2011
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o’er-fraught heart and bids it break. --William Shakespeare Today’s quote is personal for me, as I recently felt… …
10/19/2011
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” --Mary Oliver, poet We all know how important it is to pay attention to the world around us. But sometimes, it takes… …
10/12/2011
“I want to put a ding in the universe.” --Steve Jobs I was extremely saddened last week upon hearing about the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, a man who truly made a ding… …
10/05/2011
“When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.” --Stephen Jay Gould The late, great scientist Stephen Jay… …
09/28/2011
“I don’t care much about music. What I like is sounds.” --Dizzy Gillespie The great jazz musician is basically saying that results, or the byproducts of the musical process,… …
09/21/2011
Save some time for sorrow Cause it will surely come your way Prepare yourself for failure It will give you strength someday --John Mellencamp, “Save Some Time to Dream”… …
09/14/2011
But dreams don’t need to have motion To keep their spark alive Obsession has to have action Pride turns on the drive --RUSH, “Mission” Everyone dreams about… …
09/07/2011
If dreams were thunder Lightning was desire This old house it would’ve burned down A long time ago -- John Prine, "Angel from Montgomery" The singer/songwriter and folk music icon… …
08/31/2011
Well, I stand up next to a mountain And I chop it down with the edge of my hand Well, I pick up all the pieces and make an island Might even raise a little sand --Jimi Hendrix, “Voodoo… …
08/24/2011
“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” --Mark Twain These words to live by from the prolific author actually have direct relevance to the financial… …
08/17/2011
“Courage is grace under pressure.” --Ernest Hemingway In perhaps one of his most famous pearls of wisdom, the great 20th century fiction master reminds us that only… …
08/10/2011
“Don’t fight forces, use them.” --R. Buckminster Fuller One of the 20th century’s most interesting inventors, R. Buckminster Fuller realized that it’s better… …
08/03/2011
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…” --Rudyard Kipling, “If” I don’t think it takes too much reflection to see why I picked… …
07/27/2011
“All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.” --Mark Twain The iconic writer provides us with a humorous, yet quite profound piece of advice in the above quip… …
07/20/2011
“When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.” --Thomas Jefferson I would venture to say that today’s political elite have largely forgotten… …
07/12/2011
“Debt is the slavery of the free.” --Publilius Syrus It seemed appropriate to quote the 1st-century B.C. Roman author here, because even 2,000-plus years ago, wise men knew of the pitfalls… …
07/06/2011
“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” --Bruce Lee We’re all guilty of wasting a bit of time here and there, but what the great martial arts… …
06/29/2011
“I don’t care about the rules. In fact, if I don’t break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I’m not doing my job properly.” --Jeff Beck One of the greatest… …
06/22/2011
“If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” --RUSH, “Freewill” It is amazing how one lyric written decades ago by a Canadian rock band can apply so directly to… …
06/15/2011
“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” --Ronald Reagan In just this quick quip, one of the country’s greatest presidents explains the pernicious nature of government… …
06/09/2011
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own… …
06/01/2011
“Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” --George S. Patton Perhaps the greatest military leader in American history, General Patton, knew that all of us feel fear when embarking… …
05/25/2011
“It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine.” --Charles Darwin I certainly empathize with the sentiment here expressed by Darwin in the… …
05/18/2011
“Perfection is impossible. However, striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can under the conditions that exist. That is what counts.” --John Wooden The wisdom output from the great… …
05/11/2011
“Bear down, try hard and never quit. NEVER!” --Tuff Hedeman, World Champion Bull Rider There’s perhaps no sport that requires more grit, determination and mental and physical toughness… …
05/04/2011
“The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.” --George Washington Our first president knew that the main reason for government’s existence was to make sure justice… …
04/27/2011
“The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians.” --Henry Hazlitt On this… …
04/20/2011
“An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.” --Henry Ford Given the profession I’ve chosen, you better believe that I like these wise words from the great Henry… …
04/13/2011
“You don’t paddle against the current, you paddle with it. And if you get good at it, you throw away the oars.” --Kris Kristofferson I doubt the country music legend was referring to… …
04/07/2011
“If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.” --Benjamin Franklin Every time I read the pearls of wisdom from one of our founding fathers, I feel extremely fortunate that I was born… …
03/30/2011
“We all knew there was just one way to improve our odds for survival: train, train, train. Sometimes, if your training is properly intense it will kill you. More often -- much, much more often --… …
03/24/2011
“An amateur will practice until she gets it right; a professional will practice until she can’t get it wrong.” --Monty Roberts Master horse trainer Monty Roberts, also known as the “Horse… …
03/16/2011
“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.” --Aristotle Courage in the face of horrific events is precisely what we’ve seen coming… …
03/09/2011
“Lose your dreams and you will loose your mind. Ain’t life unkind?” --The Rolling Stones, “Ruby Tuesday” No matter how successful you may be, there’s always more to… …
03/02/2011
“In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.” --Alexis de Tocqueville As the turmoil in the Middle East rages on, let’s be cautious here and remember… …
02/23/2011
“Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the… …
02/16/2011
“The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” --Thomas Paine The wisdom from this Founding Father never ceases to amaze. Anyone with even a passing… …
02/09/2011
“I sincerely believe that banking institutions are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity... is but swindling futurity on a large scale.”… …
02/02/2011
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” --Thomas Jefferson There is perhaps no man alive who has uttered as many profound thoughts as the… …
01/26/2011
“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” --Carlos Castaneda These profound words by the anthropologist/author come in handy when deciding… …
01/19/2011
“Out of clutter, find simplicity.” --Albert Einstein When you’re dealing with the equity markets, it’s easy to get bogged down in the constant flood of disparate data. But one… …
01/12/2011
“The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it.” --Pablo Picasso The master artist reminds us that acquiring technique in any field is essential. Well, this idea is no different… …
01/05/2011
“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.” --Socrates Although life itself can be considered the standard of value, a good life is what we all must strive for if we want to achieve… …
12/22/2010
“The proper behavior all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.”… …
12/15/2010
“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” --Aristotle The holiday season is time for friends and family, and the importance of this cannot be understated. You see,… …
12/08/2010
“Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.” --John Wayne The wisdom here in The Duke’s proclamation is hard to argue with, but what I want you to realize is that courage… …
12/01/2010
“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.” --George Washington The nation’s first president also was a great… …
11/23/2010
“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.” --… …
11/17/2010
“When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.” --Ron Paul Whether you love Texas Congressman Ron Paul, or whether you hate him, one thing for sure is that… …
11/10/2010
“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.” --Coco Chanel The classic fashion icon became world renowned for designing unique, elegant and sophisticated… …
11/03/2010
“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.” --H. L. Mencken The great journalist died many decades before politicians promoted their latest round of fiscal stimulus,… …
10/27/2010
“Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man’s nature and of life’s potential.” --Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead” This noble sense… …
10/20/2010
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.” -- Proverbs 21:5 This verse from Proverbs (New King James Version) extols the virtue… …
10/13/2010
“Isn’t it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part… …
10/06/2010
“To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.” --Shakespeare If you’re just starting out on your investing journey, it’s important to remember that you have to begin slowly… …
09/29/2010
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” --Salvador Dali One of the 20th century’s most influential artists, Salvador Dali, also is known for some rather artfully put… …
09/22/2010
“There is one good thing about Marx: he was not a Keynesian.” --Murray Rothbard The great Austrian School economist makes crystal clear his disdain for Keynesian economic theory in this one… …
09/15/2010
“Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.” --Johnny Cash The iconic musician puts the prospect of success into keen light in the above quote. Sure, having… …
09/08/2010
“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” --Warren Buffett Arguably the world’s greatest investor, Warren Buffett, has seen his share of rearview… …
09/01/2010
“It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.” --Alfred North Whitehead The English mathematician and philosopher brilliantly points out that sometimes, we need… …
08/25/2010
“Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one… …
08/18/2010
From first to last The peak is never passed Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes One moment’s high, and glory rolls on by Like a streak of lightning That flashes and fades in… …
08/11/2010
You gotta live to learn You gotta crash and burn You gotta make some stances And take some chances You gotta live and love And take all life has to give You gotta live and learn So you can learn to live… …
08/04/2010
“We all knew there was just one way to improve our odds for survival: train, train, train. Sometimes, if your training is properly intense it will kill you. More often -- much, much more often --… …
07/28/2010
“As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles,… …
07/21/2010
“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.” --Thomas Jefferson Yes, liberty isn’t all fun and games… …
07/14/2010
“The more the state plans, the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.” --Friedrich von Hayek The brilliant economist reminds us all of the consequences of action taken by the… …
07/07/2010
“Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.” --Alexis de Tocqueville About 150 years ago, the great thinker Alexis de Tocqueville… …
06/30/2010
“If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.” --Marcus Tullius Cicero The ancient Roman statesmen… …
06/23/2010
“Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.” --Edith Sitwell The British poet reminds us that the finer things in life can indeed become addictive. Our solution to that, of course, is to… …
06/16/2010
“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” --Victor Hugo Few men understood -- or could write more powerfully about -- the human condition as well as the great French author. Here his… …
06/09/2010
Looking back now on my life I can’t say I regret it And all the places that I ended up, not the way Ma woulda had it But you only get one chance at life to leave your mark upon it And when a pony… …
06/02/2010
“Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.” --Napoleon Hill Some people have a beautiful knack for putting together pithy pearls of wisdom, and there is nobody better at… …
05/26/2010
Well I’m living in the desert with a one eyed dog You could lead a blind man out of Vietnam Cause everybody’s begging, everybody wants a chance When you’re stuck in a storm, well do… …
05/19/2010
“Over himself and over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.” John Stuart Mill, “On Liberty” There is perhaps no more basic proposition that as an individual, you… …
05/12/2010
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind And this ain’t no place to lose your mind And this ain’t no place to fall behind Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try --Ryan Bingham,… …
05/05/2010
We all got holes to fill And them holes are all that’s real Some fall on you like a storm Sometimes you dig your own The choice is yours to make Time is yours to take Some dive into the sea Some… …
04/28/2010
“I’m a big fan of huge populations of people, so you’d think with 300 million people in the country, you don’t even have to please 1% to be phenomenally successful.” --Penn… …
04/21/2010
“The ‘private sector’ of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the ‘public sector’ is, in fact, the coercive sector.” --Henry Hazlitt The libertarian economist… …
04/14/2010
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” --Milton Friedman The brilliant economist and free-market advocate reminds us that however temporary a government program sets… …
04/07/2010
“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.” --Benjamin Disraeli The late, great author and British Prime Minister always had a way of crystallizing… …
03/31/2010
“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” --Robert Frost The great American poet pointed out quite beautifully that the more… …
03/24/2010
“A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.” --Groucho Marx In light of the heavy economic and political issues the country’s been grappling with lately, I decided to choose… …
03/10/2010
“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.” --Thomas Paine There’s a lot of change going on in Washington these days, and some of it… …
03/03/2010
"A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that." --Reggie Jackson We've all heard the saying, "practice makes… …
02/24/2010
I know what I want I say what I want And no one can take it away --Iron Maiden, “Journeyman” When you think of all of the brilliant statements of resolve that have come out of England, you… …
02/17/2010
“I’m proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money.” --Arthur Godfrey The late, great humorist pretty much hit the nail on the… …
02/09/2010
“Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.” -- Baruch Spinoza The Dutch philosopher reminds… …
02/03/2010
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would… …
01/27/2010
“If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.” --Friedrich… …
01/20/2010
“There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.” --George Orwell The profundities emanating from the great George Orwell are nearly limitless. Here,… …
01/13/2010
“Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.” --Ernest Hemingway The great novelist stumbled upon a truism when it comes to investing. That truism is that as you get… …
01/06/2010
“Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.” --Walker Evans The seminal 20th-century photographer reminds us all that to really learn anything, you have to… …
12/30/2009
“The system worked.” -- Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano on the Christmas Day airliner attack These days, the absurdity that comes out of Washington is almost too common to notice… …
12/23/2009
“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” --Larry Wilde It's nice to be reminded that size doesn't always matter. In the case… …
12/16/2009
“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.” --Thomas Paine In one of his many brilliant and pithy quotes, the great Thomas Paine reminds us… …
12/09/2009
“Alas, how many have been persecuted for the wrong of having been right?” --Jean-Baptiste Say On Monday, the big Copenhagen climate change conference got under way. I doubt, however, that… …
12/02/2009
"In war there is no substitute for victory." --Douglas MacArthur As our nation escalates the war in Afghanistan, let's hope that Gen. MacArthur's wise words aren't lost on the political powers… …
11/25/2009
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -- John F. Kennedy As the late president so poignantly put it,… …
11/18/2009
“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” --Thomas Paine I think the great Thomas Paine said it all with this famous quote, so… …
11/11/2009
While the enemy sleeps, I lay awake While he licks his wounds, I taste his scars As he waits for me to strike, I define my attack I will out think my enemy, Therefore I will win --Jim Woods, "I Think,… …
11/04/2009
"Each of us is a tiny being, permitted to ride on the outermost skin of one of the smaller planets for a few dozen trips around the local star... The longest-lived organisms on Earth endure for about… …
10/28/2009
"The Great Depression was a failure not of capitalism but of the hyperactive state." -- Paul Johnson, introduction to Murray N. Rothbard's, America's Great Depression Capitalism… …
10/21/2009
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." -- Sun Tzu, "The Art of War" There is a ton of wisdom to be found in the Chinese military… …
10/14/2009
"Men go crazy in congregations. They only get better one by one." -- Sting, "All This Time" I believe that when people start thinking along with a group, they stop improving… …
10/08/2009
"Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas." -- Bill Hicks, comedian and social commentator The late, great Bill Hicks made his living by making people laugh, but what he… …
09/30/2009
“Muscle, throughout history, has been next of kin to the heroic, and the heroic is eternal.” --TC Luoma, fitness writer and humorist I try to stay in good physical shape,… …
09/23/2009
"I think a lot of developments start with the desire of the developer to get what he really wants so that he can use it. It's not just the technical fascination or the business opportunity."… …
09/16/2009
"Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want." --Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations In this brilliant and ultra-pithy statement,… …
09/09/2009
"Weak points come from not doing the things you suck at doing. The difference between a successful athlete and a crappy one is they always do the things they have to do, not what they want to do."… …
09/02/2009
We go out in the world and take our chances Fate is just the weight of circumstances That's the way that lady luck dances Why are we here? Because we're here Why does it happen? Because it happens Roll… …
08/26/2009
"There are two methods, or means, and only two, whereby man's needs and desires can be satisfied. One is the production and exchange of wealth; this is the economic means. The other is the uncompensated… …
08/19/2009
"In a battle between force and an idea, the latter always prevails." --Ludwig von Mises In one of his many, many brilliant observations, Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises succinctly… …
08/12/2009
"Smart 2 = Money 3" --TC Luoma, Atomic Dog According to fitness writer and humorist TC Luoma, being smart "gives an individual the distinctly valuable trait of being able to conjure money… …
08/05/2009
"...the most significant thing about [a man] is what he thinks; and significant also is how he came to think it, why he continued to think it, or, if he did not continue, what the influences were… …
07/29/2009
Watching the majesty blow past Speculating which will be the last Savoring my piece of pie And there is no reprise They're filling the sky Southbound Pachyderm --Primus, "Southbound Pachyderm"… …
07/22/2009
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. --H. L. Mencken Sometimes you get really fired up about the conditions around you, as… …
07/15/2009
I've squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises, all lies and jest Still the man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest --Simon and Garfunkel, "The Boxer"… …
07/08/2009
"A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective."… …
07/01/2009
Aerials, in the sky When you lose small mind You free your life Aerials, so up high When you free your eyes Eternal prize --System of a Down, "Aerials" The rock band System of a Down hit on… …
06/24/2009
Ubi dubium, ibi libertas (Where doubt is, there is liberty) There's nothing like a classic Latin quote to start the mental gears turning. In this profound quip, we realize that where there is the ability… …
06/17/2009
"I am afraid that the experiments you quote, Mr. Pasteur, will turn against you. The world into which you wish to take us is really too fantastic." --La Presse, 1860 The great scientist Louis… …
06/10/2009
"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works ." -- Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple I've been a long-time devotee of the innovative products put out by the brilliant Steve… …
06/03/2009
“Hardship makes the world obscure.” --Don DeLillo If we take the inverse of the great novelist’s words, we realize that fortune makes the world crystal clear. You see, when you have… …
05/27/2009
So be it Threaten no more To secure peace Is to prepare for war -- Metallica, "Don't Tread On Me" Understandably, over the last nine months most of America's attention has been rightly focused… …
05/20/2009
"For if we ever begin to suppress our search to understand nature, to quench our own intellectual excitement in a misguided effort to present a united front where it does not and should not exist,… …
05/06/2009
Lost in an abstract thought Dazed and distracted Winded yet still I'm caught With a fragment of doubt Slowed by reflection, but These moments will pass Still, halfway up the hill My fingers may bleed… …
04/29/2009
"Men who do things without being told draw the most wages." -- Rodney Dangerfield There's nothing funny about the humorous wisdom of the great Rodney Dangerfield. Here, he jokingly states a… …
04/22/2009
"Freedom is the first-born daughter of science." -- Thomas Jefferson Jefferson is, of course, best known as a learned writer, politician and Founding Father. But what we have to remember is… …
04/15/2009
"Often the masses are plundered and do not know it." -- Frederic Bastiat The great economist and classical liberal theorist reminds us all that sometimes the citizenry is fleeced without even… …
04/08/2009
"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth." -- Jules Verne The great science-fiction writer… …
04/01/2009
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." -- Winston Churchill In his oh-so-British, statesmen-like… …
03/25/2009
"Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda, "The Empire Strikes Back" There's a lot of sage advice in the Star Wars film saga, but perhaps the best comes from the unforgettable… …
03/18/2009
"Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing. Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion." -- Donald Trump One of my foremost goals in life… …
03/11/2009
Some people you can never please You might as well just let them be They mock everything not their own From their imaginary throne But I won't bow down Even if the whole world thinks I'm crazy…… …
03/04/2009
"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness." -- Oprah Winfrey I must admit that I never thought I would be quoting a daytime TV talk show… …
02/25/2009
I used to like to go to work but they shut it down I got a right to go to work but there's no work here to be found Yes and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed Were gonna have to reap from some… …
02/18/2009
Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito (Do not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it.) -- Virgil, The Aeneid The above Latin verse from Virgil's Aeneid was adopted as a motto by… …
02/11/2009
Save it for later Don't run away and let me down Sooner or later You hit the deck, you get found out Save it for later Don't run away and let me down --The English Beat, "Save It For Later"… …
02/04/2009
Have you ever seen a one-armed man punching at nothing but the breeze? If you've ever seen a one-armed man then you've seen me Then you've seen me, I come and stand at every door Then you've seen me,… …
01/28/2009
My counterpart, my foolish heart A man must learn to rule his tender part A warming trend, a gentle friend A man must build a fortress to defend A secret face, a touch of grace A man must learn to give… …
01/21/2009
"If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run -- and often in the short one -- the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative."… …
01/14/2009
Oh Lord it's hard to be humble When you're perfect in every way I can't wait to look in the mirror 'cos I get better looking each day To know me is to love me I must be a hell of a man O Lord it's hard… …
01/07/2009
"Named must your fear be before banish it you can." --Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Are you spooked about putting money to work in 2009 after the disaster that was 2008? I don't blame… …