Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.

People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.

Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.

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

If an elderly respected expert in a given field tells you that something can be done he is almost certainly right. If an elderly respected expert in a given field tells you that something is impossible, he is almost certainly wrong.

I do know that the slickest way to lie is to tell the right amount of truth--then shut up.