All the world is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt it in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.

People are concerned that if there's a big drop (Friday) on Wall Street ... this market will also follow (U.S. stocks) down.

If two people stare at each other for more than a few seconds, it means they are about to either make love or fight. Something similar might be said about human societies. If two nearby societies are in contact for any length of time, they will either trade or fight. The first is non-zero-sum social integration, and the second ultimately brings it.

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people

Democracy is a poor system; the only thing that can be said for it is that it's eight times as good as any other method.