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

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.

The fool generalizes the particular; the nerd particularizes the general; some do both; and the wise does neither

My best definition of a nerd: someone who asks you to explain an aphorism

Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer.

Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever.

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.