Bertrand Russell

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

I have no neighbours other than animals and Joshua Trees.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.