How about this by Einstein:

Problems cannot be solved using the same thinking that created them.

'That's great title', said Zoe as she picked up my copy of Human, All Too Human. I agreed.

It's a book of aphorisms. Each aphorism is a self-contained philosophical thought. In fact, the form follows the philosophy. Nietzsche is saying that there's no grand over-arching Truth, only scattered nuggets of …

When you sign the petition you get to write a message. I put, 'Software patents are inimical to free trade. Confound the intellectual monopolists!'.

I agree with your stance on insurance. A lot of it is a straight-up unneccessary con and most of the rest can be dealt with in the way you describe. I think I'd always maintain some sort of house insurance, however, as it's just too big an item to ever …

Sorry to disappoint you, but buildings insurance is not just cover rebuild costs your house if it falls down.

A large proportion of it goes towards third party liability.

You'd have to be seriously well off, or stupid, to underwrite yourself for that!

As a issue, why is the text …

I insure most things myself, not using an insurance company. I make sure I save enough money so that, for example, if someone stole my bicycle I could buy myself a new one. Is this a good idea?

When it comes to my house though, I couldn't afford to have …

I saw Avatar in glorious 3D on Sunday. Thank you to Sarita and Bill. It was a fantastic film. Everyone had a view beforehand on whether the 3D was a good idea. Kazim had seen it in 2D and said 3D was a gimmick. Jamie had seen it in 3 …

Tell me about it. Blaspheming is such a deeply-ingrained fear. But I don't think I could look up to a god that would take offense from the hubris of someone or something as infinitely insignificant to him (as is always emphasized) as we are.

I was raised to man-up and …

Kazim was over for the weekend, and on Saturday we went on a walk to Avebury with my brother and my dad. It was cold, but we had a hot chocolate at the Red Lion at the end.

When Kazim and I got back to my house there was still …

Maude: What if Schmidt was right? Why don't we abandon privacy?

Agnes: But what if you'd bought a birthday present for me? I wouldn't want to know about that until I open it.

Maude: Well just because you could know, it doesn't mean that you'd have to know. The information …