A good deed never goes unpunished.

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Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the...

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the...

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads,...

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads,...

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's...

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned...

Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned...

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to...

Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to...