The unusual thing about Nintendo is that they're good at both hardware and stories. It's very rare for a company to be good at two such different thi… - Paul Graham

If we ever undertake multi-generation trips to distant stars, the initial crew will be optimistic enthusiasts, but their grandchildren will have reverted to the mean and will curse their grandparents for consigning them to live and die aboard a spaceship.

When writing, don't mention people who've criticized you. It doesn't age well. If you're right, no one will have heard of them in the future, and the reference to them will be a distraction. And if you're wrong no one will read your writing in the future, so it won't matter.

The holidays are the best time for working. Everyone who usually interrupts you isn't.