Happiness lies in being privileged to work hard for long hours in doing whatever you think is worth doing. One man may find happiness in supporting a….

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is t….

In the eighty or ninety years I have given to this subject, trying to trace out the meanderings of their twisty little minds, the only thing that I h….

A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain..

Responsibility cannot be shared..

The most ridiculous concept ever perpetrated by Homo Sapiens is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of the Universes, wants the saccharin….

Specialization is for insects..

It is impossible for a man to love his wife whole heartedly without loving all women somewhat. I suppose that the converse must be true of women..

Belief gets in the way of learning..

But if you didn't have more urgent things to do after supper [in boot camp], you could write a letter, loaf, gossip, discuss the myriad mental shortc….

Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks..

When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out — that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse..

If tempted by something that feels 'altruistic,' examine your motives and root out that self-deception. Then, if you still want to do it, wallow in i….

Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life..

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch..

When one teaches, two learn..

It's a man's business to be what he is, and to be it in style..

It seems to me that any law that is not enforced and can't be enforced weakens all other laws..

Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer..

My old man claimed that the more complicated the law the more opportunity for scoundrels..

Have you ever noticed how much they look like orchids? lovely!.