Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything.

The world exists for its own sake, not for ours. Swallow *that* pill!

Married couples who quarrel bitterly every day may really need each other as deeply as those who appear to be desperately in love.

One thing more dangerous than getting between a grizzly sow and her cub is getting between a businessman and a dollar bill.

The earth is real. Only a fool, milking his cow, denies the cow's reality.

Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country.

Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience.