Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it.

Mind is a machine for jumping to conclusions

Banks are run by executives, and executives protect themselves, and that does not always mean that banks are going to behave rationally.

you know you have made a theoretical advance when you can no longer reconstruct why you failed for so long to see the obvious.

Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it.

Often, the most enjoyable part of an activity is the anticipation.

Negotiations over a shrinking pie are especially difficult because they require an allocation of losses. People tend to be much more easygoing when they bargain over an expanding pie.