"Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery."

"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."

"There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly."

"Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment."

"Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital."

"I would prefer a public option that would be a competitive option that would allow people to buy into a Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, which is a series of private plans."

"Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are simply jerks with a billion dollars."

"It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages."