Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.

The Bible is such a gargantuan collection of conflicting values that anyone can prove anything from it.

Money is a powerful aphrodisiac but flowers work almost as well.

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.

You don’t pay back, you pay forward.

But, do you know, once you get used to it's rather cute. I mean, if a girl looks alright to start with, she still looks alright with her head smooth.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.