“In my lifetime, as a younger man, you were assumed to be an honest per...” — Mark Skousen Quote

“In my lifetime, as a younger man, you were assumed to be an honest person. Your word was your bond, and a handshake was as good as a contract in business.”

“Who uses funds more productively - private citizens or the government? I dare say that Warren Buffett can use his surplus funds more effectively in private business and creating jobs than the government can.”

“I am tired of the constant demonizing of people via political labels.”

“That's what makes me insufferable to be around, is that most of my life I have assumed that everyone wants to see me perform and do things all the time.”

“What then is tragedy? In the Elizabethan period it was assumed that a play ending in death was a tragedy, but in recent years we have come to understand that to live on is sometimes far more tragic than death.”

“People assumed we called the record 'Murray Street' because of its proximity to the World Trade Centre, but that wasn't it at all. Before the attacks, I had simply been walking around taking pictures of things, and I had this photograph of the street sign. We felt it was somewhat evocative and decided to use it on the back cover of the album.”