Caught My Eye

Sometimes when I’m reading, a particular sentence will jump out at me as a stand-alone bit of profundity. Here are a few that recently caught my eye:

“At this point, the so-called government does little more than provide content for news channels and blogs.” — Scott Adams
“His last words, directed at the SWAT team, were, ‘Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book.’” — Radley Balko
“I also wonder why Italy has so many stores for fancy underwear, and why so many Italians conduct their arguments out in the street.” — Tyler Cowen
“To say that a certain kind of work is underpaid is thus identical with saying that people want the wrong things.” — Paul Graham
“‘Customers will trade five miles per gallon to get fancy cupholders,’ says Mike Jackson, head of AutoNation, the country’s largest auto retailer.”