People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also will experience negative consequences, as with any form of gluttony.

I think the media argues all the time with itself.

I'd like to be clear that a number of people find me intolerable, and they don't hesitate to say so - which they and I cherish.

I have found that by looking at what is rewarded and punished, and why, universally - i.e., in nature as well as in humanity - I have been able to learn more about what is "good" and "bad" than by listening to most people's views about good and bad.

Watch out for people who think it's embarrassing not to know.

I believe that understanding what is good is obtained by looking at the way the world works and figuring out how to operate in harmony with it to help it evolve.

I pay about a third in taxes, I give away about a third, and I follow the law.