You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in.

The death rate is the same for us as for anybody ... one person, one death, sooner or later.

Do this. Don't do that. Stay back in line. Where's tax receipt? Fill out form. Let's see license. Submit six copies. Exit only. No left turn. No right turn. Queue up and pay fine. Take back and get stamped. Drop dead— but first get permit.

Most neuroses and some psychoses can be traced to the unnecessary and unhealthy habit of daily wallowing in the troubles and sins of five billion strangers.

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is ... and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be ... more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo see that this lovely young girl is still alive

I scrolled on down to the obituaries. I usually read the obituaries first as there is always the happy chance that one of them will make my day.