In the great non zero sum games of history, if you're part of the problem, then you'll likely be a victim of the solution.

We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.

...human beings are a species splendid in their array of moral equipment, tragic in their propensity to misuse it, and pathetic in their ignorance of the misuse.

Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue.

Jesus is not from Georgia. Jesus does not speak English. And Jesus is not a member of the NRA.

Giving men marriage tips is a little like offering Vikings a free booklet titled How Not to Pillage.

Religion is a feature of cultural evolution that, among other things, addresses anxieties created by cultural evolution; it helps keep social change safe from itself.

Next time you see an unblemished expanse of grass, think about the chemicals that probably got dumped in your vicinity to create it. Are you grateful for that?

Being a person's true friend means endorsing the untruths he holds dearest.

..various people had long had the feeling that gain through pain was nature's way

Once you the forces that govern behavior,it's harder to blame the behaver

all they want to dois tie the poem to a chair with ropeand torture a confession out of it.They begin beating it with a hoseto find out what it really means.

The utmost form of respect is to give sincerely of your presence.

Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.

Fashion is a completely international business.

I really can't stand any more to pay for a burst of animation when someone comes in for drinks with a depressed and low-keyed next day, in which I have to go around on my hands and knees.

If people see me having dinner with a beautiful woman, they immediately believe that I'm having a love affair with her. Of course that's rubbish. I'm not a playboy!

All the great things of life are swiftly done, Creation, death, and love the double gate. However much we dawdle in the sun We have to hurry at the touch of Fate.

~[My son] is at that age now where he's so loving and says the sweetest things to me. Of course, I still get karate chops and all those other sort of things, too.~

You have to deal with the reality that in the political process, people are going to vote based on what they're hearing from their constituents and others.

I had dance training from a very young age, 3 or 4... It taught me how to present myself, about preparation and working in an ensemble, and its something that carries with me to this day.