And it happened all the time that the compromise between two perfectly rational alternatives was something that made no sense at all.

When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins.

The difference between stupid and intelligent people - and this is true whether or not they are well-educated - is that intelligent people can handle subtlety.

This is one of the two great labyrinths into which human minds are drawn: the question of free will versus predestination.

You should not believe a thing only because you like to believe it. We call that 'Diax's Rake.

To condense fact from the vapor of nuance.

Any property that's open to common use gets destroyed. Because everyone has incentive to use it to the max, but no one has incentive to maintain it.

See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places.

Constable Moore had reached the age when men can subject their bodies to the worst irritations - whisky, cigars, woolen clothes, bagpipes - without feeling a thing or, at least, without letting on.

The difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent.

Gold is the corpse of value.

The guy had guts—I had to give him that. Later on I was hoping for a first-hand look at them.

Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.

I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family.

God is God, He is not tame and domesticated like we sometimes (try to) make Him.

Cuz this is what happens when bad meets evil We hit the trees till we look like Vietnamese people

My mom was a phoenix who always expected to rise again from the ashes of her latest disaster... She loved being Judy Garland.

You know, the critics never change; I'm still getting the same notices I used to get as a child. They tell me I play very well for my age.

. . . And some people sing and dance.

I eat so much chicken, I'm surprised I haven't grown feathers yet.

There cannot be overproduction of anything which men and women want. And their wants are unlimited, except by the size of their stomachs.