Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing.

The opposite of manliness isn't cowardice; it's technology.

It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness.

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

Private equity has absolutely no reason to exist. The private equity holder has all the upside and the banks all the downside.

Umberto Eco is the owner of a large personal library of almost 30,000 books that he has not read. [To him] read books are far less valuable than unread ones.

Aesthetics, ethics, and many good things in humans are contagious.