"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

I think it's important to have a strong work ethic and to be disciplined.

The essence of causal inference is to go beyond the data and ask what would happen if we intervene.

文学是使不可见之物可见的艺术。

The only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work hard.

So, I went through life constantly practicing this model of disciplinary approach. Well, I can’t tell you what that’s done for me. It’s made life more fun. It’s made me more constructive. It’s made me more helpful to others. It’s made me enormously rich.