"The more you limit people's choices, even in the name of helping them, the more responsibility you take away from them... life is about choices and taking responsibility. It's about learning from those mistakes and growing up." Russel Roberts, The Invisible Heart
"We quote from books. Movies are made from books. Musicals are made from books. Much of our religion and spiritual belief comes from books. Books can help us understand who we are and why we do what we do and think what we think. Books teach us about life and humanity. Sometimes books can remind us we can overcome all that life throws at us. Books entertain us, and I cannot imagine a life without books." - Jill Barnett "Through all the darkness, through all the shame which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this earth. It may sleep, but it will awaken. It may wear chains, but it will break through. And man will go on. Man, not men." -Ayn Rand, Anthem “Real wages come out of production, not out of government decrees.” - Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson
“What is forgotten is that subsidies are paid by someone, and that no method has been discovered by which the community gets something for nothing.” - Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - Santayana
"The secrets of this earth are not for all men to see, but only for those who will seek them." - Ayn Rand, Anthem
"Even when we are punished for the wrong reasons, there is always a real cause for our punishment. Every unjust act, even committed for the sake of a just cause carries its curse with it." - Maurice Druon, The Accursed Kings. "If the work that you're doing is the work that you chose to do because you are enjoying it, thats it. But if you think 'oh no! I couldn't do that!' Thats the dragon locking you in.... In this sense, unlike heroes such as Prometheus or Jesus, we're not going on a journey to save the world but to save ourselves." Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers, The Power of Myth "The only way you can describe a human being truly is by describing his imperfections." Joseph Campbell |