“The intension of an analytic concept arises from the abstraction of the common qualities of a group of things.”

“Scientific axiology arises from the unfolding of the following axiom: Value is the degree in which a thing possesses the set of qualities corresponding to the set of attributes in the intension of its concept.”

“Extrinsic value is the value objects, empirical things, have to the measure that they meet the demands of belonging to a class as determined by the intension of an analytic concept.”

“Systemic value is the value of that structure of concepts by which all concepts, including those of value, are brought into a system.”

“Intrinsic valuation is the value to be found in any uniquely individual object not subject to limitations of those values shared in common with some class of other individuals”

“Eating wheat, like ice climbing, mountain boarding, and bungee jumping, is an extreme sport. It is the only common food that carries its own long-term mortality rate.”

“The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for 5 seconds and think for 10 minutes.”