Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language. – Steven Pinker
The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrational bipeds who hurt only themselves. – Maria Edgeworth, Thoughts on Bores
Im not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. – Adlai E. Stevenson
