We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done. You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy. Continual improvement is an unending journey. Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car. Mi taku oyasin. (We are all related.) Civility costs nothing and buys everything. We are what we pretend to be, but we better be very careful what we pretend. | 
