I would argue that stupidity is born out of bad reading, bad teaching and bad thinking!

Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are... People are different when you can smell them and see them up close.

Not to ask the obvious question, but why Alaska?

I don't think you can ever fill the empty space with the thing you lost.

Observation: It would be awesome to fly in a superfast airplane that could chase the sunrise around the world for a while.

Does he have ugly hands? Sometimes beautiful people have ugly hands." "No he has kind of amazing hands.

So here's my advice: Study broadly and without fear. Learn a language if you can, because that will make your life more interesting. Read a little bit every day. But more importantly, surround yourself with people who you like and make cool stuff with them. In the end, what you do isn't going to be nearly as interesting or important as who you do it with.