Taking chances is a fundamental need,

but so is not taking them.

Mediation is the essence of wisdom.

Pro-establishment atheism is an oxymoron.

It must end.

The ultimate battlefield is in the mind.

(John Stauber)

Bigger the head, bigger the headache.

Energy expresses in time,

momentum expresses in space,
mass expresses in gravity,
charge expresses in field,

energy expresses in momentum,
time expresses in space,
charge expresses in mass,
field expresses in gravity.

We are programmable in being programmable,

this is why we know that we know.

It is best to be free,

and free of being free.

It is time to see the bright side,

and nurture and train it,
it is time to see the dark side,
and weaken and neutralize it.

Stun them that you know this stuff.

Use the mythology to draw them toward the light.

(David Brin)

Hardship teaches a lot when it finds a good student.

Celebrity culture is a sign of totalitarianism.

True service is anonymous.

Be a free man,

show your face,
express your thoughts,
offer your art.
Be a human,
not a lapdog.

There are the actors,

there are the real people,
and then there are the ones in between,
in fact most of us.

Let there be talk,

let it fill the bag.

(Turkish proverb "Laf olsun torba dolsun")

There is no present,

only the past and the future,
yet there is no past and no future,
only the present.

The evolutionary divergence between species reflects the convergence within species.

It is harder to look at oneself

by others' eyes
than by one's own

it is harder to listen to oneself
by others' ears
than by one's own

Relationships can work like addictions

especially when they persist
despite the pain they cause

It seems Internet was meant to happen,

if we did not fuck the whole thing up,
and it did.
What else is meant to happen,
if we do not fuck this up?

We all have faith,

at least in the worthiness of living.
It has been written into us,
by evolution.

Sometimes the only way to change the state justice is the threat of mob justice.

Those who demonise entire populations, deserve to be demonised back.