Thanks to all those who lead adventurous lives, who help me get out of the ordinary, hoping that I can experience the joys and dangers of uncertainty.
The best compete against nature, not against other humans.
Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money.
Intellectuals are naturally attracted by the idea of a planned society, in the belief that they will be in charge of it.
We have not succeeded in answering all our problems. The answers we have found only serve to raise a whole set of new questions. In some ways, we feel we are as confused as ever, but we believe we are confused on a higher level and about more important things.
I’d rather deal with a guy with an IQ of 130 who thinks it’s 125 than a guy with an IQ of 180 that thinks it’s 200. The second guy will kill you.
Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.