Younger colleagues tended to draw untested self-confidence from their bonuses and prestigious degrees.

Reaching out to any fellow ghetto kids is an act he puts in the same category as doing drugs: the initial rush of warmth and euphoria puts you on a path to ruin.

It's exciting to work with the kids so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying

Wars tend to be very public things, they are visible. There are correspondents traveling with the troops and you get daily dispatches.

Confidence is the public face of competence.

Message matters. Message matters almost as much as actions.

For any thinking person, it (perpetual happiness) is untenable. If you're a thinking person, your upbeat sometimes, said sometimes.