The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone's opinion is worth the same.

Its very variety, subtlety, and utterly irrational, idiomatic complexity makes it possible to say things in English which simply cannot be said in any other language.

There is no safety this side of the grave

All human behavior, all human motivations, all man’s hopes and fears, were heavily colored and largely controlled by mankind’s tragic and oddly beautiful pattern of reproduction.

Humans hardly ever learn from the experience of others. They learn - when they do, which isn't often - on their own, the hard way.

I believe in my neighbors. I know their faults and I know that their virtues far outweigh their faults.

Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves. Try to have getaway money - but don't be fanatic about it.