I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly. Benazir Bhutto
Sadness is the matrix from which wit and irony spring; sadness is uncomfortable and creative, which is why consumer society cannot tolerate it. Germaine Greer
No adolescent ever wants to be understood, which is why they complain about being misunderstood all the time. Stephen Fry
The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump; the second shuns reason entirely - which is why superstition is not the ally, but the enemy, of true religion. Sydney J. Harris
Virtually all ideologues, of any variety, are fearful and insecure, which is why they are drawn to ideologies that promise prefabricated answers for all circumstances. Jane Jacobs
Death is the mother of beauty. Only the perishable can be beautiful, which is why we are unmoved by artificial flowers. Wallace Stevens