I always remind myself that what one observes is at best a combination of variance and returns, not just returns. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.

Administrators everywhere on the planet, in all businesses and pursuits, and at all times in history, have been the plague.

And as an essayist, I am not judged by other writers, book editors, and book reviewers, but by readers. Readers? Maybe, but wait a minute…not today’s readers. Only those of tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. So, my only real judge being time, it is the stability and robustness of the readership (that is, future readers) that counts.