Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness
Do we believe that there is equal economic opportunity out there in the real world, right now, for each and every one of these groups? If we believed in the tooth fairy, if we believed in the Easter Bunny, we might well believe that. – William Weld
For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn. – William Banting