I am a left winger, thought.

Utilitarianism condones killing of innocent human beings, even murder, if it makes the world a better place.

It is obvious, I think, that national democracy withers. This has to do with globalisation.

I am indeed a hedonistic utilitarian. I have defended hedonistic utilitarianism for quite a while.

Are there any good arguments in defence of moral nihilism? I think not.

It is of note that for a long time moral nihilism was a kind of unquestioned default position in analytic moral philosophy.

The possibility to go on indefinitely with our lives may become a reality and it will present us with a temptation.

It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal with them unless we resort to global governance.

There are some particular moral truths that I believe we have access to (such as the one not to inflict pain on a sentient being for no reason).

What we need is legislation, not negotiation, for the entire globe.

To kill or not to kill, that was the question that haunted me.

Just like a flower, you are a creation of unique beauty from the one essence of life.

Don’t be too nice to him, ” I teased. “He’ll never leave.

I always write the first and last song of an album first, and then the middle just kind of happens.

As a teacher, it is your job to make explicit whatever you though was implicit

The meaning of a word - to me - is not as exact as the meaning of a color. Colors and shapes make a more definite statement than words.

An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.

Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret.

I think the roles in television are better for women right now. At this point, I don't want to continue doing the same things I've been doing in film because it's very limited.

I just want to be warm. Just once let me be warm. Is there no star capable of sharing its fire with me? (Zarek)

Nothing is so useless as a general maxim.