Quotes By John Stossel

People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.

Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.

But nothing is better than the market, where the customer and the business deal directly with each other, because if you rip people off, word gets out. That business eventually loses its customers, and the good ones that serve people well get the business. You get government in there, and it's just more money for the lawyers who write the bills.

I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

I like taking the subway to work.

Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government.

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.