Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality.

Sports are the reason I am out of shape. I watch them all on TV.

'Fair' is one of the most dangerous concepts in politics. Since no two people are likely to agree on what is 'fair,' this means that there must be some third party with power - the government - to impose its will. The road to despotism is paved with 'fairness'.

Ours may become the first civilization destroyed, not by the power of our enemies, but by the ignorance of our teachers and the dangerous nonsense they are teaching our children. In an age of artificial intelligence, they are creating artificial stupidity.

Although I am ready to defend what I have said, many people expect me to defend what others have attributed to me.

It is bad enough that so many people believe things without any evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence and regard facts as just someone else's opinion.

Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.