You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.

I think one of the problems [with raising intelligent children] is compulsory schooling...and that children are sitting there and they are taught and told what to believe. They are passive from the very beginning, and one must be very, very aggressive intellectually to have a high IQ [...] the child is taught. Right from the beginning, it's a passive process. He or she sits there, and they simply try to believe everything they're told.

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.

I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.

Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.

Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.