When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.

When you beat up someone physically, you get excercise and stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the Internet, you just harm yourself.

Academia is to knowledge what prostitution is to love; close enough on the surface but, to the non-sucker, not exactly the same thing.

Bankers, they're not harmed by their mistakes. They benefit when things go right, and the society pays the price.

Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough.

Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.