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

If Satan should ever replace God he would find it necessary to assume the attributes of Divinity.

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

Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome.

If I had found out anything, it was that they could print it faster than I could study it.

Free will is a golden thread running through the frozen matrix of fixed events.

In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.