While it may not be appropriate in every venue, and on every occasion, mockery is the guardian of reason, the enemy of pretension, and the mirror to folly. No belief, no passion, no commitment should be considered immune from the acerbic test of ridicule. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com

Eventually you realize that not all opposing viewpoints come from people who oppose you. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Given a little time, regulation regulates nothing. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

A full heart has room for everything and an empty heart has room for nothing. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin