The economic miracle that has been the United States was not produced by socialized enterprises, by government-union-industry cartels or by centralized economic planning. It was produced by private enterprises in a profit-and-loss system. And losses were at least as important in weeding out failures as profits in fostering successes. Let government succor failures, and we shall be headed for stagnation and decline.


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I'm too young for Medicare and too old for women to care.
KINKY FRIEDMAN
I admit I was drinking a Guinness... but I did not swallow.
KINKY FRIEDMAN
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.
KINKY FRIEDMAN
Starting a new job can be nerve-racking , but it's also exciting. You're embarking on a new ...
ADENA FRIEDMAN
I don't care what people say about how I look or even their opinion on my relationship. But the mome...
RACHELLE FRIEDMAN
We're counting on him to be a productive member of our bullpen.
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
We'll continue talks with [them]. This doesn't necessarily shut the door on their future with the Ra...
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
We're happy to come to terms with Toby. He's an instrumental part of what we're trying to do as we d...
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
We're getting really close to obtaining the support we need.
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
He understands what it takes to make a team successful.
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
Convoys are the scariest and most high-risk activity a soldier can participate in. You never know wh...
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
As plastic surgeons, we use our general surgery training to help treat initial trauma in the field t...
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
Don't Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
We were seeing situations when, even after they reported hazardous conditions and violations were is...
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
This is a classic change-of-scenery trade involving two former No. 1 draft picks that are still youn...
ANDREW FRIEDMAN
Reed: "I owe you big-time, Ronnie."
Ronnie: "You've been my best friend since kindergarten, Ree...
ROBIN FRIEDMAN
There's nothing like living a little close to the edge that gets you motivated to ensure that yo...
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
In Globalization 1.0, which began around 1492, the world went from size large to size medium. In Glo...
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.
KINKY FRIEDMAN
When I wrote 'The World Is Flat,' I said the world is flat. Yeah, we're all connected. F...
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets.
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
You take one bomber and deploy him in Baghdad, and another is manufactured in Riyadh the next day. I...
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn'...
KINKY FRIEDMAN
We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like...
KINKY FRIEDMAN
William Bennett is my patron saint, one of them. Redd Foxx is another.
KINKY FRIEDMAN
No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always...
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
KINKY FRIEDMAN
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's friend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just...
BRUCE FRIEDMAN
Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and ...
BRUCE FRIEDMAN
The most important thing about a TV set is to get it back against something and not out in the middl...
BRUCE FRIEDMAN
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are ...
BRUCE FRIEDMAN
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are ...
BRUCE FRIEDMAN
Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and ...
BRUCE FRIEDMAN
If it's a cliche to say that intellectual curiosity keeps your mind sharp, your senses alert, an...
ADENA FRIEDMAN
I didn't see your backbone. I felt like you were sleeping though the lyrical dance.
BRIAN FRIEDMAN