Reese's Half-Hidden Quote Blog

A liberal is a man too broad-minded to take his own side in a quarrel.

Nothing will seem long to those that read to pass the time.

East coast skeptics recognize that knowledge is limited, and this troubles them deeply. West coast skeptics recognize the same thing but find it liberating.

I detest a man who knows that he knows.

Religions are for the most part bad, but not religion.

Dieu me perdonnera, c'est son métier. ['God will pardon me, that's what he does.'--my translation]

For all their obvious merits, the healthy always disappoint.

We are all anxious to imitate the faults of great men whenever we find ourselves unable to imitate their virtues.

I believe if I were commissioned to design a new universe, I would be mad enough to undertake it.

It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.