Prisoners are the extreme case, but none of us are free from limitation. Limitation focus us to concentrate on what can be done. If you can't do whatever you like, then, what can you do?

The Mad Tea party in Alice in Wonderland took place at a very long table filled with one tea service after the other.
When the tea and crumpets were exhausted at one station the party moved on to the next, saying, "Move down, move down"!

Did anyone force you to take that job, or get involved with that person, or that crowd?
No, you chose who, what, and where.

Government, "service", is now approaching 40% of the entire economy. Eventually we'll live in a Country: of the Government, by the Government, and for the Government

I hear a lot of roaring these days in emotional arguments. Emotional argument is an oxymoron. Argument is done with reason. Nothing comes from emotional roaring but annoying sound, signifying nothing

In times of old - like twenty or thirty years ago - knowledge was held in esteem. Now it's not nearly as important as going viral on Tik-Tok.

Back in the late sixties I thought I might like to move to Denver. You know, the wild west, the mountains, maybe even a little of the old-time cowboy life.

Insurance is a gamble. You bet you'll win back the money you put in the Insurance pot. The Insurance company bets they'll keep most of it.

Skillful writers paint with words that resonant with other words.

When you walk away from God you necessarly walk toward Satan.

Psychological labels are benevolently intended. Too often the labeling results in people being treated with less respect than the respect accorded everyone else

Nonparticipation requires knowing what you want and what you don't.

Yes the person you're listening to may prattle on about nothing important. That's not the important part.
The important part is that you're listening. Someone else cares about them. Someone gives a damn. How amazing.

The one-world, no-more-war crowd has been taught that the only people who support war are war-mongering adventurers and stupid patriots.

What you’ve been trained to see inhibits you from seeing all that you could. That may be changing.
A few researchers have been looking into the possibility that the brain may not be doing all the thinking.

What if some zeros started plotting to become ones, twos, threes, or even more?

Humans chase fame, glory, riches, or any other achievement that might make their lives count to memorable purpose. If this human oddness could be explained to animals struggling to stay alive they would laugh in disbelief

There are many “good ole boys like me, neither city or country but somewhere between.I’m happy enough being somewhere between. I think it’s a blessing.

I guess we all agree that voting is the best way to truly guarantee the people's choice.