...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.

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

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

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

Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others.

Then we'll work a hundred years without physics and chemistry.

Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity, and it is already causing devastating problems in America and around the world.

I don't know about one moment that has pivoted my career. I do know that one thing that hit me and made me take a few steps back was a year at Steamboat.

I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.

You ever read an article, and at the bottom, it says, 'Continued on page six'? I'm , 'Not for me. I'm done.'

The use of butterflies is to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men, to brighten the countryside, serving like so many golden spangles to decorate the fields.

I'll never forget my first fur. It was a modest little stole. Modest? People thought I was wearing anchovies.

I don't have an assistant. I make a lot of people around me my slaves, but no assistant.

Whenever a free man is in chains we are threatened also. Whoever is fighting for liberty is defending America.