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

The imagination of the genius vastly surpasses his intellect; the intellect of the academic vastly surpasses his imagination

What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society.

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.

Prediction, not narration, is the real test of our understanding of the world.

Scientists don't know what they are talking about when they talk about religion. Religion has nothing to do with belief, and I don't believe it has any negative impact on people's lives outside of intolerance. Why do I go to church? It's like asking, why did you marry that woman? You make up reasons, but it's probably just smell. I love the smell of candles. It's an aesthetic thing.

We should ban banks from risk-taking because society is going to pay the price.