James Cook Quotes & Sayings

Memory doesn't erase. The recall ability fails. — James Cook

There is a reason and not a reason for everything. — James Cook

When you are aggrieved you learn. — James Cook

Nothing in life is guaranteed, including government guarantees. — James Cook

In the polling booth narrow self interest wins out over lofty principles. — James Cook

Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook

There is nothing very religious about feeling superior to those who don't share your views. — James Cook

It's impossible for a dishonest person to grow rich in business. — James Cook

The government endangers us with our own money. — James Cook

Faith puts the power of the universe at your disposal. — James Cook

Those who think profit is a dirty word should try to make one. — James Cook

Nobody heeds danger when they're making money. — James Cook

The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than the private sector. — James Cook

All too often unemployment is used as an excuse for misbehaving when jobs are available within walking distance. — James Cook

It's not up to God for us to use the gift of faith. — James Cook

Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't. — James Cook

Better to build orphanages than prisons. — James Cook

In any given age it is only a few extremists who are right. — James Cook

I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea. — James Cook

People want government to solve problems, but government is often the cause of the problem. — James Cook

Allowing liberals to manage economic policy is like hiring monkeys to be aircraft mechanics. — James Cook

You can't suffer over two things at once. — James Cook

Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it. — James Cook

The most practical information about life is sneered at by social planners. — James Cook

Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due. — James Cook

The left controls the media, the institutions of higher learning and the government. They preach against business, disparate merit, decry free enterprise and slander capitalism. — James Cook

A thinker reverses roles and sees the perspectives of others. — James Cook

Those who live off of the donations of capitalism are often its greatest critics. — James Cook

Social welfare is the most corrosive behavioral force ever unleashed by man. — James Cook

No role in life is more important than to be a good mother. — James Cook

Money will always turn up when there is a potential for profit. — James Cook

Liberals have one solution for every economic issue; eat the seed corn. — James Cook

If everyone had to start up their own business, socialism would soon die. — James Cook

The fundamental laws of human nature are overlooked by social planners. — James Cook

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again. — James Cook

There are alternate explanations for everything. — James Cook

Incompetent government embraces hiring quotas, thus furthering their incompetence. — James Cook

At the very least, people who get subsidies should have to get up in the morning and do something, even if it's a make work job. But most liberals would oppose even this simple test of responsibility. — James Cook

Taking money from job creating entrepreneurs and giving it to ever-failing government programs has to be the ultimate in economic illiteracy. — James Cook

The only reasonable outcome of a nation's sins is to learn not to repeat them. — James Cook

Doubt makes us reaffirm what we believe. — James Cook

Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement. — James Cook

All the warnings the founding fathers gave us about government proved to be true. We should have listened. — James Cook

Government is no more than taxpayers hiring the most inefficient organization to do the job. — James Cook

What is written is more influential than what is said. — James Cook

The more noteworthy a person's achievements, the more government agents are attracted to investigating that person. — James Cook

Love of country is nowhere the same as love of government. — James Cook

Once trapped in the belief that you are a victim, you surrender your birthright to compete for the prizes of life. — James Cook

The rate of inflation can't be judged accurately by a few items the government arbitrarily chooses to measure. — James Cook

You slight yourself when you're easily slighted. — James Cook

Socialism was made to order for tyrants. — James Cook

Unions are at a disadvantage in a company vote because the employees can see that the greatest advocates of unionization are often the malcontents and marginal workers. — James Cook

When wildlife damages agriculture we eliminate the wildlife. Rather we should eliminate agriculture when it damages wildlife. — James Cook

Welfare corrupts the lower class much faster than the middle class. — James Cook

Going without a thing enhances the desire to get it. — James Cook

If you want the best results in an organization, you must rely solely on merit. — James Cook

We evolved without social welfare and we are equipped to solve our problems without it. — James Cook

What is still more to our shame as civilized Christians, we debauch their morals already too prone to vice, and we introduce among them wants and perhaps disease which they never before knew and which serve only to disturb that happy tranquility which they and their forefathers enjoyed. If anyone denies the truth of this assertion, let him tell me what the natives of the whole extent of America have gained by the commerce they have had with Europeans. — James Cook

The soul is that part of you in harmony with God. — James Cook

Taxes cause the most bad business decisions. — James Cook

The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens. — James Cook

Bureaucracy by its nature resists change and nullifies progress. — James Cook

We are coerced into faith by our suffering. — James Cook

People who never seen to learn claim the government can be made more efficient. — James Cook

Liberals believe and inexhaustible fund exists that can be tapped endlessly to pay for government social programs. Tax the rich and give it to a long line of moochers, pork barrel hustlers and ne'er-do-wells. These funds would otherwise have been employed as additional capital indispensable to economic progress. — James Cook

Virtually anything is more stimulating than conversations with strangers at social gatherings. — James Cook

The Hollywood left insists on painting business persons as arch criminals, even though it's ridiculous. They like to depict free enterprise, capitalism and business leaders as a source of evil and criminality. Somehow they think that will influence enough people to further their left-wing agenda. — James Cook

Time flies when you're running out of money. — James Cook

The eyes of the owner can see what no one else can see. — James Cook

We can never right the wrongs of the past. — James Cook

A free ride is life's most difficult journey. — James Cook

Struggle is the architect of the soul. — James Cook

Without memory there are no worries. — James Cook

The American people have come to rely on the government for their security. They will find out how incompetent the government is when they no longer have security. — James Cook

Investors believe in the best possible outcome. — James Cook

Good times weaken belief. — James Cook

Those who help the poor the most also hurt them the most. — James Cook

The welfare system is the breeding ground of crime, addiction and radical politics. — James Cook

Winning a lottery may prove to be bad luck. — James Cook

Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through. — James Cook

Never underestimate the totality of chaos and betrayal that comes through currency debasement. — James Cook

Socialism is the triumph of people's prejudices over their reason. — James Cook

The purer the application of socialism, the worse the results, the purer the application of capitalism, the better the results. — James Cook

That which you worry about most in life is seldom bad, and that likely applies to dying. — James Cook

What drives intellectuals and professors crazy is somebody with a high school diploma who made a fortune in business. They agree with Lenin, who thought success in business was a matter of luck, when in reality it is a matter of genius. — James Cook

Nothing is more difficult than to make a profit. — James Cook

With socialized medicine, the trick is not to die while waiting for treatment. — James Cook

You cannot rectify grievances from the past with today's charity. — James Cook

Never underestimate the incompetence of government. — James Cook

Government is not competent enough to regulate. — James Cook

It's nearly impossible for a criminal to come from a good mother. — James Cook

We are far too critical of the fabulous system of plenty that has brought us the highest living standards on earth. The liberals have done a good job of undermining faith in the market system. — James Cook

Most everything government does is worse than useless. — James Cook

Government regulators are another name for police. — James Cook

Nothing's worse than a business person who sells out to the left, if you're a capitalist, stand up and be counted. — James Cook

Subsidies have changed the way the nation behaves. — James Cook

Governments institutionalize something for nothing. — James Cook

The economy that leads the world will be the one with the most millionaires and billionaires. — James Cook

The more successful an organization becomes, the more difficult it is to deal with. — James Cook

What is more simple than to believe in God? Its very simplicity argues the case. — James Cook