John Stossel

“There is no such thing as a free lunch.”

“The market is a great, wondrous, amazing thing. It's the only thing that's ever lifted masses of people out of poverty.”

“The best social safety net is a job.”

“People respond to incentives. That's the most basic law of economics.”

“When government gives you a free lunch, it's not free. Somebody's paying for it.”

“The profit motive is what drives innovation and progress.”

“Give me a break.”

“The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.”

“Private property creates peace.”

“When you have competition, it's always better for the consumer.”

“I am not a conservative. I am a libertarian.”

“In business, if you do a bad job, you go out of business. In government, if you do a bad job, you get a bigger budget.”

“Self-interest is not only not bad, it is good. We all need to be looking out for ourselves.”

“The problem is that the people who are in charge are not held accountable.”

“In the free market, you get what you want; in the political market, you get what the majority wants.”

“I'm skeptical of all authority.”