Never ask a man if he is from Lacedaemonia. If he is, he will tell you. If he is not, why embarrass him?
Black Swan theory
Book: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
2010
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"I want you to write down that I started wearing them [Steve Jobs turtlenecks] before he did. I want that to be known."
Humorous"Bureaucracy is a tax on the intelligent."
Controversial"The most overrated virtue is intelligence. The most underrated virtue is courage."
Controversial"Bureaucracy is a construction by which a person is conveniently separated from the consequences of his or her actions."
Humorous"dessert... in his opinion they're 'crap' and he will only eat Lebanese pastries."
Humorous