“The college idealists who fill the ranks of the environmental movement seem willing to do absolutely anything to save the biosphere, except take science courses and learn something about it.”

“There is no virtue in compulsory government charity, and there is no virtue in advocating it. A politician who portrays himself as "caring" and "sensitive" because he wants to expand the government's charitable programs is merely saying that he's willing to try to do good with other people's money. Well, who isn't? And a voter who takes pride in supporting such programs is telling us that he'll do good with his own money—if a gun is held to his head.”

“Smoking crack is a way for people who couldn't afford college to study the works of Charles Darwin.”

“Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.”

“I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a "learning experience." Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've done as a "learning experience." It makes me feel less stupid.”

“Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.”

“We had a choice between Democrats who couldn't learn from the past and Republicans who couldn't stop living in it...”