Science is a good thing. News reporters are good things too. But it's never a good idea to put them in the same room.

If you want to kill an idea without being identified as the assassin, suggest that the legal department take a look at it.

The surest way to identify those who won't succeed at weight loss is that they tend to say things like "My goal is to lose ten pounds." Weight targets often work in the short run. But if you need willpower to keep the weight off, you're doomed in the long run. The only way to succeed in the long run is by using a system that bypasses your need for willpower.

The best you can hope for in a relationship is to find someone whose flaws are the sort you don’t mind. It is futile to look for someone who has no flaws, or someone who is capable of significant change; that sort of person exists only in our imaginations.

For the record, I am not a nut. I am an optimist. That's exactly like a nut except with a better attitude.

The best any human can do is to pick a delusion that helps him get through the day

You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.