Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as "bad luck.

It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code... obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

The best things in history are accomplished by people who get tired of being shoved around.

Sex should be friendly. Otherwise stick to mechanical toys; it's more sanitary.

But, if there ever was a time in history when "peace" meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.