#gadfly

"I mean really, how could an artistic individual stay grounded in the nitty-gritty of how many minutes per pound meat has to stay in the oven when trying to fathom the creative philosophy behind the greatest artistic minds of the world?"

"Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas."

"Errors do not cease to be errors simply because they’re ratified into law."

"You cannot hinder someone’s free will, that’s the first law of the Universe, no matter what the decision."

"It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense."

"... how terrible is the pain of the mind and heart when the freedom of mankind is suppressed!"

"It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do."

"We are the sum total of the decisions we have made."

"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear."