Anyone who has not invested in his own recommendations has no skin in the game; and anyone who has is talking his book.
Dec 252018
Getting
You never find people endeavoring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune.
–Johnson
Dec 192018
Capitalism is a daily exercise in getting what you want without knowing what you want.
Dec 042018
It’s good luck to attribute one’s success to good luck.
Nov 142018
Unable to reach the grapes, we conclude first that they are sour; and later, after meditating deeply, that sweetness is not worth having.
Sep 212018
Whoever dies with the most likes wins.
Sep 032018
The Two Laws of Pop Economics
1. What looks public-spirited is, in fact, greedy.
2. What looks greedy is, in fact, public-spirited.
May 312018
Boilerplate, n. The section of a contract in which you waive all your rights in perpetuity.
May 102018
An infallible sign of failure is the consumption of hortatory sermons on success.
May 032018
It’s a lot less fun to pursue power, wealth, and status if you can’t use them to get women.
Apr 262018
The illusion of wealth comes cheap; the illusion of taste costs a fortune.