A nuclear war does not defend a country and it does not defend a system. I've put it the same way many times; not even the most accomplished ideologue will be able to tell the difference between the ashes of capitalism and the ashes of communism.

A person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions.

According to the experience of all but the most accomplished jugglers, it is easier to keep one ball in the air than many.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door.

Authorship of any sort is a fantastic indulgence of the ego.

Change comes not from men and women changing their minds, but from the change from one generation to the next.

Do not be alarmed by simplification, complexity is often a device for claiming sophistication, or for evading simple truths.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economists are economical, among other things, of ideas; most make those of their graduate days last a lifetime.