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

A verbal threat is the most authentic certificate of impotence.

Academia is to knowledge what prostitution is to love; close enough on the surface but, to the non-sucker, not exactly the same thing.

History doesn't crawl; it leaps.

Rationalism crashes in the tails.

For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing.