It is your mind that matters economically, as much or more than your mouth or hands. In the long run, the most important economic effect of population size and growth is the contribution of additional people to our stock of useful knowledge. And this contribution is large enough in the long run to overcome all the costs of population growth.
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A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.
A consumer is a shopper who is sore about something.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
For me, hard work represents the supreme luxury of life.
For me, hard work represents the supreme luxury of life.
Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is -- I could be just as read more
I'm proud to be paying taxes in the United States. The only thing is -- I could be just as proud for half the money.
A man is a person that will pay two dollars for a one dollar item he wants. A woman will read more
A man is a person that will pay two dollars for a one dollar item he wants. A woman will pay one dollar for a two dollar item she doesn't want.
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so petty.
I don't even get an allowance.
I don't even get an allowance.
We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this read more
We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.
in his farewell address.
