Perseverance is important at times, but let us not forget the essential art of strategic retreat.

Most people are poor autodidacts because they find any excuse to delay learning. A true self-learner does it now!

If you need sleeping pills to sleep, caffeine to stay awake, alcohol to have fun and television to be amused, do you really exist at all?

Smart people: "I made a mistake. How can I change?" Stupid people: "A mistake was made. Who can I blame?"

Intelligence is the ability to separate emotions from facts.

One of the prerequisites of wisdom is recognizing what an idiot you have been.

The only thing sadder than divorce is a failed marriage that does not end.

There is no such thing as "safety". The most you can hope for is a balance of risks.

I bet @CharlieSheen thinks a million followers mean a million supporters. Actually, most of us are just here for the train wreck.

Human evolution has not ended. It has simply bifurcated, with smart lineages getting smarter and dumb ones getting dumber.

In computer programming, you encounter a lot of paranormal phenomena—things that defy all logic until you see what you've been overlooking.

The most valuable superpower isn't seeing through walls but accurately perceiving what's right in front of you.

The most dangerous people are those with absolute moral certainty about what should be done.

The standard adult behavior pattern is to repeat the same activities over and over unless disaster forces a change.

Inflammation of the brain caused by too much thinking can be treated with alcohol, cannabis or television.

Every hour of every day, the question must be asked: "Is this the best thing I can do with my time?"

Wealth is best measured not in income but in freedom remaining after obligations.

The highest achievement of the art of marketing is the branding of bottled water. No bullshit is more pure!

Anyone will change when change is forced upon them. Proactive change, not precipitated by a crisis, is rare and magical.

Intelligence is not a quality of the brain but a personal decision to follow reason over convenience.