The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., “Over the Teacups,” 1891
What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. – Norman Mailer
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place. – Margaret J. Wheatley
