The classical theory of omniscient rationality is strikingly simple and beautiful.

Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.

Like Humpty Dumpty, we can make words mean anything we want them to mean.

A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.

Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves.

Learning is any change in a system that produces a more or less permanent change in its capacity for adapting to its environment.

Imagination means nothing without doing.

Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.

To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

Wherever the fish are, that's where we go.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.

Humanity is not a gift of nature, it is a spiritual achievement to be earned.