You are facing death and danger and competition, but at any moment, you can decide to have a fearless mindset.

Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes.

Our natural tendency is to project onto other people our own belief and value systems, in ways in which we are not even aware.

In the past, Being able to follow what you're naturally "should" be good at was limited to a very few people in a country like the United States, It was white men who basically had the privileges - or, you name whatever country it is, there's some group of elites who, through various processes of democratization and things like the internet and the information that's available. It's exploding!

Always say less than necessary.

Hip-hop, you can't really do that when you're in your 50s.

Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of power.