Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.

Some see the glass half full, some see it half empty, and some see it crawling with toxic alien parasites who want to devour your pancreas.

Having a perilous adventure is always better than comatose safety. Always, always, always, always, always.

Deliberate choices are the only sacred things in the universe. Everything else is just hydrogen.

I do not care about the greatest good for the greatest number . . . Most people are poop-heads I do not care about them at all.

You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

Ah, but I am more perceptive than most of the universe. Especially the parts of the universe that are vacuum.

I hated relying on luck. When it worked, it made me feel so damned eerie.

Don't be a little paranoid; worry about everything, or let it all go.

That's the first rule of command; be consistent! You can be sadistic, you can be lazy, you can be stupid, but if you're consistent the crew will still let you sit in when they play dominoes.

Every man has been called to produce a certain number of products within the time allocated to him to live on earth and failure to hit the target would mean a wasted life.

Tragedy makes you disable, but your attitude towards tragedy keeps you disable.

The highest form of worship is to answer God's prayer.

The joy of seeing another person in pain, frustrated or angry is a delicacy only for the most wicked.

In every moment, the Universe is whispering to you. You're constantly surrounded by signs, coincidences, and synchronicities , all aimed at propelling you in the direction of your destiny.

Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?

You know, sometimes you have to remember the bad things so that you can learn from them.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.

Somehow destiny comes into play. These children end up with you and you end up with them. It's something quite magical.

I don't want to send my money to a bunch of Hugo Chavez-loving, Ivy League ideologically educated, politically opportunistic careerist in Washington, D.C.