It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

Jill: 'I don't pay attention to politics.' Ben: 'You should. It's barely less important than your own heart beat.' Jill: 'I don't pay attention to that, either.'

The nice thing about citing god as an authority is that you can prove anything you set out to prove.

Patriotism is not 'my country right or wrong'; patriotism means loving the ideals for which America stands and having the courage to speak up when these ideals are distorted for personal or political gain. The American government was instituted to be the servant of the people, not our master.

Never try to outstubborn a cat.

Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime - and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.