Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
I don't care about motivation. I care about credibility.
I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society; Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare; and remnants of the pro-business moderates.
Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail.
Our criminal justice system is fallible. We know it, even though we don't like to admit it. It is fallible despite the best efforts of most within it to do justice. And this fallibility is, at the end of the day, the most compelling, persuasive, and winning argument against a death penalty.
Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children's future. It is clear we must act.
Yes, people pull the trigger - but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror.
Only gods can safely risk perfection. . . it's a dangerous thing for a man.
Flowers. . . are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
We expected anyway that the democratic forces which have agreed with us in Zimbabwe would have rallied behind us. But it was a difficult struggle.
I love New York on summer afternoons when everyone's away. There's something very sensuous about it - overripe, as if all sorts of funny fruits were going to fall into your hands.