“The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.”

“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.”

“The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.”

“No.”

“Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.”

“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”

“The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.”

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”

“The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and ‘have fun’.”

“Life is but thought.”