With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue money to defraud and plunder the people.

At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media.

Sean Parker

Out of the unconscious lips of babes and sucklings are we satirized.

Mark Twain

Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.

Samuel Johnson

We've entered an era when very good, competent people aren't getting jobs. One remedy is to stand out, to self-promote. If you do, you're going to get the nod over some co-worker.

Jeff Davidson

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words or in good order.

Francis Bacon, Of Discourse

Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.

Christopher Lasch

A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.

Giuseppe Mazzini

The genius of the American system is that we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.

Phil Gramm

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.

Ben Okri

Out of her favour, where I am in love.

William Shakespeare

It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.

Horace

You know from past experiences that whenever you have been driven to the wall, or thought you were, you have extricated yourself in a way which you never would have dreamed possible had you not been put to the test. The trouble is that in your everyday life you don't go deep enough to tap the divine mind within you.

Orison Swett Marden