The worst-case scenario comes true when enough people believe it’s the best case scenario

War is hell, but be– ing conquered is hell on Earth which makes it much worse

Heads you take the risk Tails I take the reward i.e., Out of many risks, one fortune

Beginner is talking yourself into doing what you are going to do anyway Advanced is talking yourself out of doing

The number one rule For doing a number on us Is taking a number Because when our number comes up It’s only ever because our days ar…

You’ll know you’re but a prop In someone else’s mise en scene When, after the photo op And the choir’s said amen You’re left to close up shop

It was only when I shared my out of body experience that I came to understand it was nothing out of character

Most importantly, survival depends… your curated self lacking all self… This is best accomplished when you… lack all self-awareness, with you and your curated self

My dad was a very religious man He always told me You’ve made your bed now you’ve got to not eat in it

Rare earth metals aren’t actually rare They take their name from the rare earth mettle of ardor, courage, and stamina

In polite society The most threatening words are alw… I’m disappointed in you Which is politesse for There’s a knife in you

My dissertation defense fell apart even as I read my title– The Bronze Age: A Golden Age of…

Why do we say Where there’s smoke, there’s fire when It’s the smoke that kills you, not…

At the risk of defeating myself I’ll say it in vain: Love and aggression are sutured by pain making war and peace

There aren’t any lines That you can’t cross– This is called free will But there are lines That you can’t uncross–