There is nothing so cleansing or reassuring as a vicarious sadness.
Trying to express implicit and fuzzy relationships in ways that are explicit and sharp doesn't clarify the meaning, it destroys it.
It is our misfortune, as a historical generation, to live through the largest expansion in expressive capability in human history, a misfortune because abundance breaks more things than scarcity.
A firm is successful when the costs of directing employee effort are lower than the potential gain from directing.
Any system described by a power law [. . . ] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average.
One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction.
Society is not just the product of its individual members; it is also the product of its constituent groups.
I pretty much read reviews and comments only looking for the negative. Literally, when I read positive comments, it's like a zero. I think the issue is if you agree with it or not.
Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours---ambition is the serious business of life.
Our bill of rights has been shredded. The fourth amendment specifically prohibits the kind of activities the NSA is involved in domestically. The fifth amendment prohibits any president or anyone else from killing anyone without due process.
You can say you love someone - but unless you demonstrate that love through your actions, your words become meaningless.