There's a tendency to look at investments in isolation. Investors focus on the risk of individual securities.

People are really happier with friends than they are with their families or their spouse or their child.

When people believe a conclusion is true, they are also very likely to believe arguments that appear to support it, even when these arguments are unsound.

The dominance of conclusions over arguments is most pronounced where emotions are involved.

I enjoy being active, but I look forward to the day when I can retire to the Internet.

Some memories come with a very compelling sense of truth about them. And that happens to be the case even with memories that are not true.

Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks.