People should be conscious of the large contribution made by anything that gets people together easily in the reduction of loneliness and emotional well-being.

People like leaders who look like they are dominant, optimistic, friendly to their friends, and quick on the trigger when it comes to enemies. They like boldness and despise the appearance of timidity and protracted doubt.

The illusion of skill is not only an individual aberration; it is deeply ingrained in the culture of the [investment management] industry.

We are very influenced by completely automatic things that we have no control over, and we don't know we're doing it.

It was always assumed I would be a professor. I grew up thinking it.

The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future.

If you care about being thought credible and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do.