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“A general “law of least effort†applies to cognitive as well as physical exertion. The law asserts that if there are several ways of achieving the same goal, people will eventually gravitate to the least demanding course of action. In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. Laziness is built deep into our nature.”
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“I am the object of criticism around the world. But I think that since I am being discussed, then I am on the right track.”
Source : "A Telling North Korean Journey" by James Brooke, www.nytimes.com. December 03, 2002. 
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“People who believe in painting... realize there is something greater than just coming up with an idea, and executing it.”
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“There's a financial cost, but the only costs that are ever real are the costs of our soldiers.”
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“Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.”
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“And government's only role is to secure our rights for us.”
Source : "Defender of the Decalogue". Interview with Thomas R. Eddlem, www.thenewamerican.com. December 16, 2002.
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“Let the dog bark; the moon shall beam on.”
Source : "The Life and Times of the Shah". Book by Gholam Reza Afkhami, p. 261, 2009.
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“Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.”
