Industrial-strength foolishness sets in-in males, at least-at about the age of 18. This is why the military prefers males in the 18-to-25-year-old range when there's combat to be done.

Schoolteachers seemed determined to persuade me that 'classic' is a synonym for 'narcotic'.

Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things.

There are no liberals behind steering wheels.

A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems.

Notice, for example, that people who talk about "the joys of childhood" are always adults. Only an adult, utterly remote from the reality of childhood, could suppose it is time of joys.

You can always tell folks from nonfolks. Folks like to feel good, like to smile for the camera when there's a big photo opportunity for a really good cause.