"Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty."

“Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me.”

Source : "Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper". Book by Bryan Magee, 1997.

“If acids win - you lose!”

“Beyond the emotionalism and the obvious sense of relief on all sides, I think that there is a recognition that reality may intrude, that perhaps the steps ahead and the days ahead are going to be much more difficult than one expects.”

Source : "World reacts to Mideast agreement". www.cnn.com. October 23, 1998.

“At spare moments in the day, make it a point to contemplate the loss of whatever you value in life. It can make you realize, if only for a time, how lucky you are - how much you have to be thankful for, almost regardless of your circumstances...”

Source : "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy". Book by William Braxton Irvine, October 7, 2008.

“There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newport and how the show compares to the real thing. I just don't care.”

“What we pay for with our lives never costs too much.”

“History is a process of transformation through conversation. In our efforts to produce change,we often forget how important it is to pay attention to what is being conserved.”

“Mama was always saying I was a brain snob, that I didn't like people who didn't think. I didn't know if that was snobby. Who wanted to walk around explaining everything to people all the time?”