to fall in love
August 26th, 2015To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.
-Jorge Luis Borges, writer (24 Aug 1899-1986)
Democracy is the theory
March 15th, 2014"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."
H. L. Mencken, American writer and critic, 1880 – 1956
your mission
January 11th, 2014Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
Richard Bach, American writer (1936-)
religion will legislate
January 11th, 2014It 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.
Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (1907-1988)
once again, thanks to Anu Garg with A-Word-A-Day.
you are the easiest person
January 11th, 2014The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.
Richard P. Feynman, Nobel laureate physicist, 1918-1988
Heard on this episode of econtalk concerning global warming. See more Feynman quotes here.