"When Sir Joshua Reynolds died All Nature was degraded"

“Intrinsic value follows meaning follows form follows economics follows function follows more economics follows market research.”

Source : "A Conversation About The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly". Interview moderated by Chee Pearlman, www.wired.com. January 1, 2001.

“People like to say, "You're only as old as you feel," but it isn't true. It's just something old people say to make themselves feel good about their age. You're as old as you are.”

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“I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.”

“I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs.”

“We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.”

“I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.”

“Brant's an idealist, and he's competent. There are few more dangerous combinations in this world... Heroes are even more dangerous than idealists.”

“Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool.”