John Prine on Humanity

Some humans ain’t human
Some people ain’t kind
You open up their hearts
And here’s what you’ll find
A few frozen pizzas
Some ice cubes with hair
A broken Popsicle
You don’t want to go there
Some humans ain’t human
Though they walk like we do
They live and they breathe
Just to turn the old screw
They screw you when you’re sleeping
They try to screw you blind
Some humans ain’t human
Some people ain’t kind

Garry Shandling on Decency

Nice guys finish first. If you don’t know that, then you don’t know where the finish line is.

~ Garry Shandling / Esquire, January 2007

Edward Luce on Leadership

“Plagues, like all crises, reveal character; none more so than in leaders. Its critical traits are honesty, courage and decency.”

~ Edward Luce / FT