At judgment day they put the brief in debriefing by getting right to the point: You could have made a difference– Did you?
Civilization is an attempt to filibuster death
A movement can only cohere around a shared wish and the left sticks together by collectively wishing that Jews deserve what they get
Socialists count on the fact that there are no private languages but there is
Learning how to walk is learning how to fall forward while remembering to catch yoursel… again and again Walking is the illusion
Originally a method for learning from mistakes science had been debased into a tool for sorting right from wrong
I don’t have a TV because I would watch it Instead, I watch my mouth
I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right not to mean it
For years I sojourned as a humble… Hanging all my hopes On one day emerging as a brilliant… For my moment in the sun Inching ever forward towards the s…
Most tautologies are self-fulfilling prophecies For example: Most people are average But God never met
I’ve reached the age where getting ready for bed is like preparing for a spacewalk
In the first half of life I tried it your way and succeeded which is how I got over you In the second half of life I did it my way and failed
For now American democracy such as it is is still getting the people it deserves
The ugly duckling Is not a duck But he is a lucky duck
In the old country song When Mac Davis sings “Oh lord it’s hard to be humble When you’re perfect in every way” I always assumed