All of technology, really, is about maximizing free options.

The problem of knowledge is that there are many more books on birds written by ornithologists than books on birds written by birds and books on ornithologists written by birds

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.

People work out, they stress their body, and their body gets stronger from stress.

I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.

As countries get rich they start increasing education and the very educated people tend to not like trial and error, because they think they're obligated to use the body of knowledge they have.

In the United States large corporations control some members of Congress. All this does is delay the corporation’s funeral at our expense.