Incentives matter because they guide behavior in predictable ways.
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune."
Character is not something that you are born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.
The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.
I don't need validation from anyone.