Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.

Whether the authorities be invaders or merely local tyrants, the effect of such [gun control] laws is to place the individual at the mercy of the state, unable to resist.

The hardest part of gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche.

Belief gets in the way of learning.

Being generous is inborn; being altruistic is a learned perversity. No resemblance --

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.

Do-gooding is like treating hemophilia - the real cure is to let hemophiliacs bleed to death...before they breed more hemophiliacs.