They understood the basic principles of morals: that nothing is moral always, and anything is moral under the right circumstances. - John Varley

It’s unpleasant to find that what you had thought of as moral scruples suddenly seem not quite so important in the face of a stack of money.

Just because Beethoven doesn’t sound like currently popular art doesn’t mean his music is worthless.

We’ve become a race of engineers. What we never seem to understand is that after it’s time to railroad, there’s time to build a beautiful railroad. The state of the art has advanced enough; we can afford to pay a small penalty in efficiency.