Further, in writing, I feel corrupt and unethical if I have to look up a subject in a library as part of the writing itself. This acts as a filter--it is the only filter. If the subject is not interesting enough for me to look it up independently, for my own curiosity or purposes, and I have not done so before, then I should not be writing about it at all, period. It does not mean that libraries (physical and virtual) are not acceptable; it means that they should not be the source of any idea.

There are systems that use failure as fuel for improvement, where the cost of failure is small.

Nobody reads the disclosures that roll down your computer screen. You click 'I agree' but you don't know what you're agreeing to.

Writing is the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.

The bonus for bankers fragilizes the system. Someone has the upside at the expense of others.

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

Weak men act to satisfy their needs, stronger men their duties.