In the same Talking Heads song the “road to nowhere” is both a “road to paradise” and the way “they can tell you what to… and “make a fool of you”

As ever There is the easy way And the hard way The hard way Is being condemned to a freedom

No shoes, no shirt, no service Just say no Do not pass go, do not collect $20… Don’t call us, we’ll call you No pain, no gain

When I got to the cave at the top of the mountain and asked the hermit What is the meaning of life? she said

I thought I was Playing to the crowd When all along I was getting Played by the crowd The crowd, it turns out

I believe because I doubt sounds absurd until you realize that if there’s no doubt about it you are not free to choose

In this age of relentless people p… the merest exercise of reason is always a form of treason

If nothing is possible Because of the inevitable– We mortals all die in the end– Then we are left to do the impossi… And become immortal by

America hates its poor now more than ever because they are the embodiment of embodiment

A leader attracts a following The following attracts a crowd The crowd mobs the leader The leader forms a mob The mob goes mental

I may look like a tall glass of water but be– ware, I’m half empty

You can only make a difference in the face of indifference

I’ll go those who want to live on forever in their apartment… one better– I’ll never even leave

The only way God can love us all the same amoun… Is by loving each of us infinitely And the only way God can love each of us differentl…

The lamppost is an outpost Where it’s safe to admit That between you, me, and the lamp… Self-knowledge is over-rated Self-deception is automated