The virtuous worry about their integrity, lesser humans (say, academics) about their reputation. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

You exist if and only if you are free to do things without a visible objective, with no justification and, above all, outside the dictatorship of someone else’s narrative.

In most debates, people seem to be trying to convince one another; but all they can hope for is new arguments to convince themselves.

One categorical: it is easier to fast than diet. You cannot be "slightly" kosher or halal by only eating a small portion of ham.