Here's my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can't fake are erections, competence and creativity.

If you want to get close to somebody, you have to tell him or her something intimate about yourself. They'll tell you something intimate in return, and if you keep this going, maybe you'll end up in love.

A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age - regardless of how they look on the outside - pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives.

When someone tells you they’ve just bought a house, they might as well tell you they no longer have a personality. You can immediately assume so many things: that they’re locked into jobs they hate; that they’re broke; that they spend every night watching videos; that they’re fifteen pounds overweight; that they no longer listen to new ideas. It’s profoundly depressing.

I was sick of wanting money. I was sick of being without a goal.

I think, there are people for whom freedom is a bigger, more important thing than stability.

As the expression goes, we spend our youth attaining wealth, and our wealth attaining youth.