I believe that in this mad world, the only thing that is sane are the arts.
~ Frank Gehry
Environmentalism is the successor to failed socialism as justification for all-pervasive rule by a politburo of experts.
~ Vaclav Klaus

It’s a mistaken prejudice of our times to think that the only way to cheer someone up is to tell them something cheerful. Exaggerated tragic pronouncements work far better.
~ Alain de Botton
You know you grew up in the wrong part of the town when most of your friends are dead, in witness protection, or serving life sentences.
Friendship and money: oil and water.
~ Mario Puzo