If one puts an infinite number of monkeys in front of typewriters, and lets them clap away, there is a certainty that one of them will come out with an exact version of the 'Iliad.'

I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.

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

I want to live happily in a world I don’t understand.

The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it.

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

Don't read newspapers for the news (just for the gossip and, of course, profiles of authors). The best filter to know if the news matters is if you hear it in cafes, restaurants... or (again) parties.