"In mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and norms of behaviour."
"One might as well claim that the tide which rubs pebbles smooth on a beach is doing the pebbles a service because being round is prettier than being jagged. It's of no concern to a pebble what shape it is. But it's very important to a person."
"The best diseases, from a business point of view, would be those that cause lingering illnesses. Ideally – that is, for maximum profit – the patient should either get well or die just before all of his or her money runs out. It’s a fine calculation."
"Can rational people ever be comfortable with government control of healthcare through a “single payer” system, knowing that the legislative system of representation is characterized by – and we mean this in the kindest possible way – ignorance, manipulation, short-term thinking, political tribalism and the urge to act in the absence of the facts? Especially when we know that the laws passed will then be administered by unaccountable bureaucracies?"