All power tends to coopt, and absolute power coopts absolutely.

At the foundation of moral thinking lie beliefs in statements the truth of which no further reason can be given.

The introduction of the word ‘intuition’ by a moral philosopher is always a signal that something has gone badly wrong with an argument.

Please don't waste-away in front of a TV waiting to win a lottery during the precious few hours you are not imprisoned in corporate shackles.

The natural rhythm of human life is routine punctuated by orgies.

Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.

I've become fascinated by the idea that it's really achievable to make two or three small improvements in a week and by the end of the year, it's 150 improvements.

How do you say no when a little kid is asking you for ice cream? I know I can't say no to it myself.

Metaphors are the weapons of cowards.

Hey! My body may be small, but my soul is large. It’s why I wear platforms. So I can reach the top of my soul.

I don't kill soloists only kill squads

To try to be at once a Lithuanian yeshiva and a New England prep school: that was the unspoken motto of the Maimonides School of Brookline, Mass., where I studied for 12 years.

What a delightful thing this perspective is!