In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

The superior man understands what is right the inferior man understands what will sell.

Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.