As ever There is the easy way And the hard way The hard way Is being condemned to a freedom

A class marker is always written in permanent marker; in a classless society the permanent marker

We thought it would last forever but in retrospect we were having a high time at low tide when the clam digging was easy and the eating was good

The last thing Tony Robbins ever… You’re rather sanguine for somebod… he’s an incurable Pollyanna

When the dull knives are out and you say all the approved thing… in all the approved ways you have proved the silencing of dissent

You always hear that technology is neutral but AI is like people in that its neutrality is mere obfuscation

I told my daughter Let me give you some free advice: You get what you pay for And she said I don’t get it

I could do a passable moonwalk in socks on linoleum but if I put on one glove I had to take off one sock

Nothing is Risk-free Except hell

The ego is like a booster rocket That starts out incredibly massive But sheds its size As it delivers its payload– The soul–

The truth is always at a disadvant… because while you can harness truth in service of a lie you can’t tell lies

Chapter 1- Defense Mechanisms, an… We all defend ourselves– If you are unprepared to defend yo… It just means that Your defense is unconscious

You have bathed in the Fountain o… Every time you wash off the sweat After a hard day’s work

When I picked candy apples as my… (think spirit animals for foodies) I honestly had no idea I was naturally sweet but laid it on way too thick

A leader attracts a following The following attracts a crowd The crowd mobs the leader The leader forms a mob The mob goes mental