“Laughter is a basic human need, along with love, and food, and an HBO subscription.”

“There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. ”

“Laughter, along with madness, seemed to be the only way out, the emergency exit for humans.”

“Food, clothing and shelter — these are the basic needs. Beyond that, if you want anything, it is the beginning of self-deception.”

“The single highest priority need for the human is actually love and belonging. This need is actually more of a priority than basic survival needs. How do I know this? Because when the physical human is deprived of love and belonging, they often stop eating and drinking and stop meeting their basic survival needs and sometimes go so far as to take their own life. Any of you who have had a particularly painful break-up know exactly what I mean.”

“Morals are concerned with what aids or impedes the fulfillment of basic human needs.”

“Just like water and air, connection with others is a basic human need.”

“God bless the tattoos, the sex, the kisses with the language, the orgasms, the food and the senseless laughter.”

“That HBO student has some good ideas, but he doesn't seem reliable. I think what he needs is to get laid to become a man.”

“Love is the grounding of our existence as humans, and is the basic emotioning in our systemic identity as human beings.”