Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.
Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.
Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk to people no one else is talking to.
I'm just the smallest dot in a big map of human history.
I to the We means that both the individual's effort and the power of the network matter, and they work in tandem. Someone with no skill won't get very far, no matter how strong the network. Similarly, someone with lots of skill but a weak network won't realize his or her fullest potential. So, you need both.
The internet tends to make smart people smarter and dumb people dumber.
I got a chain letter by fax. It's very simple. You just fax a dollar bill to everybody on the list.
There's homophobia in every corner and pocket of this world but at the core you just love someone and want to make mixed tapes for them.
I love the way a story's ending can force you to read backwards. It's as if you are slowly adjusting a kaleidoscope until a random scattering of colored crystals suddenly falls into a beautiful symmetrical pattern.
It was so incredible to be able to get the opportunity to make my own first album. I never expected to do that.