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

Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut, and don't ask an academic if what he does is relevant.

Janet Yellen at the FED is equivalent to having a biology schoolteacher who has never seen blood perform brain surgery.

The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others for your fate, even if they deserve blame. Never exhibit any self-pity. Do not complain.

The track record of economists in predicting events is monstrously bad. It is beyond simplification; it is like medieval medicine.