It is more convenient to prevent the passage of a law than to declare it void after it has passed.

Our brains deliberately make us forget things, to prevent insanity.

The signal we ought to send to our children is that in spite of what happened in the ’60s and ’70s, we have learned some lessons. And the lessons ought to be: don’t be using drugs and alcohol.

Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.