There was one field in which man was unsurpassed; he showed unlimited ingenuity in devising bigger and more efficient ways to kill off, enslave, harass, and in all ways make an unbearable nuisance of himself to himself.

One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast.

The average bloke . . . hates and fears all freedom, not only for others but for himself, and stamps it out wherever possible.

Sovereign," like "love," means anything you want it to mean; it's a word in dictionary between "sober" and "sozzled.

Seems to be a deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn't forbidden.

Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first!

Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime - and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.