Information is bad for knowledge.

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

Globalization has created this interlocking fragility. At no time in the history of the universe has the cancellation of a Christmas order in New York meant layoffs in China.

You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.

The fastest way to become rich is to socialize with the poor; the fastest way to become poor is to socialize with the rich.

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

Make sure that you are in a situation where the constant mistakes are small and can be used for something.