The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force.
Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.
A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain.
You live and learn. Or you don't live long.
Money is the sincerest of all flattery. Women love to be flattered. So do men.
A zygote is a gamete's way of producing more gametes. This may be the purpose of the universe.