Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, read more

Analysis brings no curative powers in its train; it merely makes us conscious of the existence of an evil, which, oddly enough, is consciousness.

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a read more

Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?

The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity.

To be human means to feel inferior.

To be human means to feel inferior.

By the street of by-and-by, one arrives at the house of never.

By the street of by-and-by, one arrives at the house of never.

The world is in your hands, now use it.

The world is in your hands, now use it.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.