You don't think I work 14 hours a day right now?! I mean, I still put in the hours, I still do the work.

In order to deviate successfully, one has to have at least a passing acquaintance with whatever norm one expects to deviate from.

People are just waiting around to get certified.

Schools train people to be ignorant, with style. They give you the equipment that you need to be a functional ignoramus. American schools* do not equip you to deal with things like logic; they don't give you the criteria by which to judge between good and bad in any medium or format; and they prepare you to be a usable victim for military-industrial complex that needs manpower.

Only thirteen, and she knows how to nasty.

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.