Quotes of the day

Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.--John Wooden

China's work force stays employed by giving American consumers the equivalent of a pay raise--Steve Conover

... it’s easy for [Democrats] to sit here and advocate higher taxes because — you know what? — they don’t pay them.--Rep. Eric Cantor

The vulgar Keynesian does not understand that policy activism itself works against economic prosperity by creating what I call “regime uncertainty,” a pervasive uncertainty about the very nature of the impending economic order, especially about how the government will treat private property rights in the future. This kind of uncertainty especially discourages investors from putting money into long-term projects.--Robert Higgs

This is why politicians love summits -- they get credit for doing something while they are in fact doing nothing.--William Easterly

If Congress and the White House really want to reduce the abortion rate, we will welcome their suggestions. So far, their specific proposals are doing the exact opposite.--Christianity Today Editorial Board

Until my encounter with conservatism I had only known the racial determinism of segregation on the one hand and of white liberalism on the other -- two varieties of white supremacy in which I could only be dependent and inferior.--Shelby Steele

I think many of us ... have had to go through changes, sometimes abandoning or modifying our earlier beliefs in an attempt to stay faithful to our understanding of the truth.--Richard Fernandez