We favor the visible, the embedded, the personal, the narrated, and the tangible; we scorn the abstract.

I always remind myself that what one observes is at best a combination of variance and returns, not just returns.

Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.

Scientists may be in the business of laughing at their predecessors, but owing to an array of human mental dispositions, few realize that someone will laugh at their beliefs in the (disappointingly near) future.

You don't become completely free by just avoiding being a slave; you also need to avoid becoming a master.

When we want to do something while unconsciously certain to fail, we seek advice so we can blame someone else for the failure.

I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.