Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations – wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco. – Edmund Burke
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity. – Edmund Burke
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. – Edmund Burke
Whenever our neighbors house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own. – Edmund Burke
My interactions with Sorkin were agonisingly weird. He is by far the weirdest person I have ever met. I had dinner with him and a few hours before I got an e-mail from his assistant saying, Sean, this does not need to be a long conversation. Aaron is only going to use it to win your trust. – Sean Parker