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Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

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"I, on the other hand, have a degree from the University of Life, a diploma from the School of Hard Knocks, and three gold stars from the Kindergarten of Getting the Shit Kicked Out of Me.

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I think it would be a good idea.

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Just like the falling rainbow Just like the stars in the sky Life should never feel small.

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My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them.

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"I want to know Gods thoughts.... all the rest are just details

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A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.

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Life is islands of ecstasy in an ocean of ennui, and after the age of thirty land is seldom seen.

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Geschichte ist [...] ein Dialog zwischen Gegenwart und Vergangenheit. [re-transl.:] History is [...] a dialogue between the present and the past.

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