Syria has become the great tragedy of this century - a disgraceful humanitarian calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history.

We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival, and how humanely.

A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.

Wrong. Enemies don't fight with such determined passion. That kind of focus is reserved for friends at odds with one another." pg 69 Tomas to Vlad

We have some material on spying by a major government on the tech industry. Industrial espionage.

The only purpose of cats is that they constitute mobile decorative objects.

Unless you connect to the text, the audience won't be able to connect with you.

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.

The very might of the human intellect reveals its limits.

Give me an honest laugher.