Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind. – John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, 1863
Its hard to say exactly what it is about face-to-face contact that makes deals happen, but whatever it is, it hasnt yet been duplicated by technology. – Paul Graham
I didnt want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didnt want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs. – Lionel Blue
