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

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.

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.

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

So we went to bed, assaulted by sleep that fumed at us from medicine glasses, or was wielded from small sweet-coated tablets -- dainty bricks of dream wrapped in the silk stockings of oblivion.

Alone in the dark, the Creator lights a flame of fire, to guide my path.

An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.

For if light had a sound, it was that laugh.

Mortals trotted about in shoes and corsets made to limit movement, fashion for prey.

I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.

If I abuse myself daily, who can I love?

The will of a majority is the will of a rabble. Progressive democracy is incompatable with liberty.

Honestly I don't like to write songs that often, only when I feel like I need to and when I've got something that I really want to sing about.

We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.