What kills me makes others stronger.

The irony of the process of thought control: the more energy you put into trying to control your ideas and what you think about, the more your ideas end up controlling you.

Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.

Writing is the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.

The only valid political system is one that can handle an imbecile in power without suffering from it

They think that intelligence is about noticing things are relevant (detecting patterns); in a complex world, intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant (avoiding false patterns)

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears