Trend-following is not such a good model. It’s simply eroded. Things change and being able to adjust is what made Mr. Simons so successful. “Statistic predictor signals erode over the next several years； it can be five years or 10 years. You have to keep coming up with new things because the market is against us. If you don’t keep getting better， you’re going to do worse.
The self is not a thing to be discovered, but a reality to be created.
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
The real giants have been those who have stood for something, who have had a clear idea of what they wanted to say and have said it with force and clarity.
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.