This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.

Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on--that is, badly.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.

Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?

And remember also that in fighting against man we must not come to resemble him. Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices.

Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.

When you have nothing to lose you become the owner of everything.

If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.

The educated man is a greater nuisance than the uneducated one.

You might be a redneck if you own all the components of soap on a rope except the soap.

Our point, however, is not to worship the Bible; we worship the God of the Bible.

In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.

I reckon I am a smart aleck, but it is just a way to pass the time.

If you actually want to change your world, there is a better way of doing it than blowing yourself up.

I know why we're here. We're all here because we're not all there.