The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party of bandits

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

If you reach for the stars, but only touch the sky, isn't that better than never knowing the sweet taste of flight?

If I’m going down, I’m going down with lipstick on.” ~Maggie Mae Castro

There has to be something we can do to undo whatever it is we have done.

Who needs them when we have each other?

We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show.

I want you to stay. I never want there to be a time when we don't share space.

The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work,the writer provides food for the prince.

Much of my work has come from being lazy.

What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?' 'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said.

This early piece of the morning is mine.