"Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite."

"The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled."

"The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events."

"It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought."

"He who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them."