Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love.

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.

No matter what I said they insisted on thinking of God as something outside themselves. Something that yearns to take every indolent moron to His breast and comfort him. The notion that the effort has to be their own . . . and that the trouble they are in is all their own doing . . . is one that they can't or won't entertain.

God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology.

The shamans are forever yacking about their snake oil miracles. I prefer the real McCoy, a pregnant woman.

You live and learn. Or you don't live long.