The purpose and function of government is not to preside over change but to prevent change. By political methods when unavoidable, by violence when convenient.

It is always dishonest for a reviewer to review the author instead of the author's book.

Nothing could be more reckless than to base one's moral philosophy on the latest pronouncements of science.

When the situation is desperate, it is too late to be serious. Be playful.

In marriage, the occasional catastrophic crisis is easier to manage than the daily routine.

The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one.

I hate intellectual discussion. When I hear the words 'phenomenology' or 'structuralism', I reach for my buck knife.