If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. read more

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

Nobody who owns the stock for a long-term investment is going to sell over a $60 million miss

Nobody who owns the stock for a long-term investment is going to sell over a $60 million miss

He really takes pride in that. He's quick and he loves to play defense. There were a couple of points read more

He really takes pride in that. He's quick and he loves to play defense. There were a couple of points where we needed a spark, and he brought it.

I don't know how to put this into words. In 16 years of working in Triple-A baseball, Mario was right read more

I don't know how to put this into words. In 16 years of working in Triple-A baseball, Mario was right at the top. There was just something about him.

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence read more

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you read more

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. - Up from Slavery.

A very important misconception is that some think we are a venture-capital firm.

A very important misconception is that some think we are a venture-capital firm.

The harsh reality of the verdict in the Stewart case, we believe, will enable management and the board to make read more

The harsh reality of the verdict in the Stewart case, we believe, will enable management and the board to make the necessary difficult strategic decisions.

It is known that there are an infinte number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space read more

It is known that there are an infinte number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely products of a deranged imagination.