Simple Truths

The beginning is mostly luck. The end is mostly choices.

—James Clear

AI models provide instant, authoritative answers to any question they are posed, with little attention paid to whether or not the question should be answered at all

— Zohar Atkins

The sole purpose of a child’s middle name is so they can tell when they are really in trouble.

Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one’s own ignorance.

The clearer you are about your priorities, the easier it is to say no.

— Farnham Street

Men bond by insulting each other without actually meaning it. Women bond by complimenting each other without actually meaning it.

Life shrinks or expands according to one's courage.

— Anaïs Nin

Conversation enriches the understanding but solitude is the school of genius.

— Edward Gibbon