As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.

Reality is painful -- it's so much easier to keep doing stuff you know you're good at or else to pick something so hard there's no point at which it's obvious you're failing -- but it's impossible to get better without confronting it.

Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think.

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.

Only those blinded by greed would refuse to let a friend make a copy.

There is no justice in following unjust laws.