The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.

What I learned on my own I still remember

Things always become obvious after the fact

Wear your best for your execution and stand dignified. Your last recourse against randomness is how you act - if you can't control outcomes, you can control the elegance of your behaviour. You will always have the last word.

I don't read the papers; I stopped reading the papers. I read the papers only during periods of crisis, and I think papers are too long on a regular day and too short days when we have a crisis.

It has been more profitable for us to bind together in the wrong direction than to be alone in the right one.

If my detractors knew me better they would hate me even more.