"True influence consists in surpassing one's model not in reproducing it."

"It was not a question of the ineptitude that might be revealed by the truth, or the possible damage that th…"

"Proof of Trotsky's farsightedness is that none of his predictions have come true yet."

"Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense o…"

"Knowing how to combat your own confirmation bias helps remove that huge handicap that we all share—the tend…"

"Truth consists not in never lying but in knowing when to lie and when not to do so."

"Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at…"