Life is short, and every moment is precious.
Medical ethics is a fascinating discipline, as it deals with issues replete with complex philosophical, moral, and ethical considerations that are rarely black or white.
The seven deadly sins should be updated. We should add an eighth sin: Cowardice.
Our African ancestors were the first to engage in breathing. By that logic, I think by breathing today, we are engaging in cultural appropriation of the first Homo sapiens. And so the only way I will ask you to stop being racist is to suffocate - to stop breathing.
The Ferrari is exactly the same in the human context as the peacock's tail is on the peacock.
Marketing is fundamental to what makes us human. Marketing is not solely about selling chewing gum, cars, cellphones, and tourist packages. Everything in life involves the process of marketing something to someone.
One of the ways by which astrology tricks human brains is via the Barnum effect, which is the process by which individuals take general and vague statements that could apply to anyone and anywhere, and find personal meaning in them.
Empires implode from within due to their own excesses.
Memorable people do memorable things. Followers are seldom remembered. The herd mentality is the killer of innovation. When appropriate, be bold in your undertakings.
In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions. To argue otherwise is to violate the meaning of secularism.
The great majority of men are attracted to feminine women who do not possess the body type of Michael Phelps. Beyonce is desired not because of her 'diabolical femininity,' but simply because of her femininity.
In the public realm, secularism should not concede a single inch to religious intrusions.
Freedom of religion does not entitle your religion to have a privileged position within the public sphere.
Nearly everything that defines much of our daily experiences is consummatory in nature. Yes, we consume products and services. But we also consume life experiences, religious narratives, art, literature, and ideas.
There is no gospel of atheism. Atheists don't pray at the altar of a Richard Dawkins poster.
In the game of life, survival is only part of the battle.
Great leaders are not proverbial fence sitters. They judge. They opine. They challenge. They fight for their vision.
It is perfectly acceptable in a free and liberal society to criticize, debate, mock, and reject any ideology.
At the basis of a country's immigration policy is the recognition that a country has the right to pursue its interests first, and whenever it wishes to be altruistic and humane, this is instantiated without ever risking the danger of its citizens and/or its cultural values.
A successful marriage requires commitment to teamwork.
