Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness.

If something is going on, I hear about it. I like to talk to people, I socialise. Television is a waste of time. Human contact is what matters.

Paul Krugman is a danger to society!

Muscles without strength, friendship without trust, opinion without risk, change without aesthetics, age without values, food without nourishment, power without fairness, facts without rigor, degrees without erudition, militarism without fortitude, progress without civilization, complication without depth, fluency without content; these are the sins to remember.

An erudite is someone who displays less than he knows; a journalist or consultant the opposite.

A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.

Luck is the grand equalizer.