In midlife, we're as dumb as we get.

The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.

Inside every Sancho Panza there's a Don Quixote struggling to get out.

Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free.

The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.

The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.