Poor Dimitri Shostakovich: In the Soviet Union, he was condemned as being too radical; in the West, for being too conservative. He could please no one but the musical public. He revenged himself on both by writing a short piece called 'March of the Soviet Police.'

Though men now possess the power to dominate and exploit every corner of the natural world, nothing in that fact implies that they have the right or the need to do so.

Girls: I never wanted them all. Just all the ones I wanted.

I must confess that I know nothing whatsoever about true underlying reality, never having met any.

In the dog-eat-dog economy, the Doberman is boss.

It's true: Every time you kill an elk, you're saving some cow's life.

Those who fear death most are those who enjoy life least.