NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.

Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.

JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.

GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.

Inhumanity, n. One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity.

Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Alphabet: a symbolic system used in algebra, with applications that have yet to be discovered by dyslexics and two thirds of college graduates.

The Holy Scripture reveals spiritual realities.

If you cannot tie your marketing efforts to actual dollars that the electric company will accept, it’s time to adjust your plan.

There can't be a maybe someday between us. There will never be a maybe someday.

How many consuming fires can there be in the words: freedom, peace and democracy and how easy they can be extinguished by ignorance, stupidity and arrogance?

Teaching has always been, for me, linked to issues of social justice. I've never considered it a neutral or passive profession.

I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool).

Science is not wisdom.

There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

Transformation always and necessarily calls for a transformation of oneself and one's environment. But I don't see that happening. People are stuck with their own positions that never change.