Angry men with pointy things sent to secure a foreign city are pretty much alike anywhere. That's what I've heard. So far nothing's convinced me different.

The principle virtue of anyone who made an important invention is curious persistence.

My problem was that I had bad luck. And I spoke up when I saw something wrong. I did it because I could, without having to worry about the fallout lasting years. And yes, there was always fallout.

The noble path does win but only if you are prepared to make the investment over a long period of time.

Every one complains of a poor memory, no one of a weak judgment.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

I cannot believe any man can be perfectly well in body, who has much labor of the mind to perform.

I feel sometimes that I'm in a constant state of being lost in translation, and I guess that why I write songs.

The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days.

I'm not much given to straight, irony-free hero-worship.

By tomorrow at this time, I think you're going to have a much better idea of what crazy is. -- Ev Hillman