Remember that you are a Black Swan.

The only valid political system is one that can handle an imbecile in power without suffering from it

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

It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness.

Scientists don't know what they are talking about when they talk about religion. Religion has nothing to do with belief, and I don't believe it has any negative impact on people's lives outside of intolerance. Why do I go to church? It's like asking, why did you marry that woman? You make up reasons, but it's probably just smell. I love the smell of candles. It's an aesthetic thing.

To succeed in life requires a total inability to do anything that makes you uncomfortable when you look at yourself in the mirror.

You will be civilized on the day you can spend a long period doing nothing, learning nothing, and improving nothing, without feeling the slightest amount of guilt.