Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who re...sembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record--Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages--you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Long ago I added to the true old adage of "What is everybody's business is nobody's business," another clause which, I think, more... than any other principle has served to influence my actions in life. That is, What is nobody's business is my business.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Mother came to us destitute. She brings a child into the world, takes one look at him and promptly dies. Without leaving so much a...s a forwarding name and address.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You overfed the boy, Ma'am. You raised an artificial spirit in the lad, unbecoming to his station on life. This would never have h...appened if you kept him on gruel.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »