Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.

The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.

I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction.

It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.

The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it.

Guilt is a rope that wears thin.

Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.

He had a big head and a face so ugly it became almost fascinating.

I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.