Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball, alt…

- Gregg Easterbrook

But by showing us live coverage of every bad thing happening everywhere in the world, cable news makes life seem like it's just an endless string of …

- Gregg Easterbrook

Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We don't necessarily know how to obtain happ…

- Gregg Easterbrook

Autumn truly is what summer pretends to be: the best of all seasons. It is as glorious as summer is tedious; as subtle as summer is obvious; as refre…

- Gregg Easterbrook

Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything.

- Gregg Easterbrook

Peace on earth and mercy mild are still possible. On Christmas Eve, all things are possible.

- Gregg Easterbrook

How many times have you bought something thinking it would make you happy, and found it does not?

- Gregg Easterbrook

Count your blessings for selfish reasons! Psychological studies show that people who are aware of their blessings and feel grateful for them live lon…

- Gregg Easterbrook

The only reason runaway global warming seems unstoppable is that we have not yet tried to stop it.

- Gregg Easterbrook