“The dictator has to keep the economy functioning in order to keep stealing from it.”

“It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error.”

“Scientific theories never dictate human values, but they can often cast new light on ethical issues. From a sexual selection viewpoint, moral philosophy and political theory have mostly been attempts to shift male human sexual competitiveness from physical violence to the peaceful accumulation of wealth and status. The rights to life, liberty, and property are cultural inventions that function, in part, to keep males from killing and stealing from one another while they compete to attract sexual partners.”

“Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.”

“One great function of Bible verses: To keep us from drawing false inferences from other Bible verses.”

“The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.”