Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.

In other centuries, human beings wanted to be saved, or improved, or freed, or educated. But in our century, they want to be entertained. The great fear is not of disease or death, but of boredom. A sense of time on our hands, a sense of nothing to do. A sense that we are not amused.

It's better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear.

We are all assumed, these days, to reside at one extreme of the opinion spectrum, or another. We are pro-abortion or anti-abortion. We are free traders or protectionists. We are pro-private sector or pro-government. We are feminists or chauvinists. But in the real world, few of us hold these extreme views. There is instead a spectrum of opinion.

Safety is the last refuge of the scoundrel!

In science, the old men are usually wrong. But in politics, the old men are wise, counsel caution, and in the end are often right.

Caring is irrelevant. Desire to do good is irrelevant. All that counts is knowledge and results