Social values in general are incrementally variable: neither safety, diversity, rational articulation, nor morality is categorically a good thing to have more of, without limits. All are subject to diminishing returns, and ultimately negative returns. – Thomas Sowell
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. – Sir Winston Churchill
I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poets personality. – Mark Strand
I dont think Im a great songwriter, but I think Ive learned a lot about it, and I dont think theres any one way to do it. I dont think I can control it at all. I can just kind of hope that it happens. – Norah Jones