In my experience, it is entirely possible to watch something happen and not to see it at all.

Most people have no imagination. If they could imagine the sufferings of others, they would not make them suffer so.

one does not remember one’s own pain. It is the suffering of others that undoes us

Don't just settle for surviving

The triumph of the philosophy of Atheism is to free man from the nightmare of gods; it means the dissolution of the phantoms of the beyond.

Beijing is an example of [families were displaced for the Olympics]. Something like 10,000 families were moved out.

But my shift to the serious study of economics gradually weakened my belief in Major Douglas's A+B theorem, which was replaced in my thought by the expression MV = PT.

A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while Truth is still lacing up her boots.

I love being chubby because chicks that smoke pot love me. They think I have food at my house.

I guess even when you can see everything, some things will always be a surprise.

I think it's a feeling like I've got it all figured out. There's nothing that can shock me anymore. There's nothing I haven't anticipated; so at that point, there is a calmness.

Those who love each other shall become invincible.

The idea of being productive, the idea of producing many books is going to lead you toward you becoming a better and better writer.