The brain is a machine assembled not to understand itself, but to survive. It is a machine for making decisions that lead to survival.
大脑是一台不是为了理解自己,而是为了生存而组装的机器。它是一台做出导致生存的决策的机器。
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
The preservation of the means of knowledge among the lowest ranks is of more importance to the public than all the property of all the rich men in the country.
背叛的时刻是最糟糕的,当你毫无疑问地知道自己被背叛了:另一个人对你怀有如此多的恶意。
自我不是现成的东西,而是通过行动选择不断形成的东西。