Such a Thing as Personal Responsibility

"What Ida does says, nothing about my character,

What Gary does, says nothing about Ida's character.

There is such a thing in America as personal responsibility."

- Laws of Motion DVD

I completely agree!

Kindness is Wiser

"Sometimes kindness is wiser than truth."

- Lieutenant Columbo

"I don't know why I always remembered that line."

- Laws of Motion DVD

I know why,

because stories are powerful,

because a line in fiction can speak volumes,

because collecting quotations is awesome,

because it says a lot about how we should act and live,

because,

just because.

Conversation Conceals

"Conversation was invented by humans to conceal reality. We use it to sweet talk our way around natural selection."

- Community television show