"The greatest danger in life is not taking risks. It's taking risks without understanding them."

"Never ask a man if he is from Lacedaemonia. If he is, he will tell you. If he is not, why embarrass him?"

"The characteristic feature of the loser is to bemoan, in general terms, mankind's flaws, biases, contradictions, and irrationality – without exploiting them for fun and profit."

"When I die, I want the highest number of firemen, risk takers, & other real people and the smallest number of academics to attend my funeral."

"I want to live happily in a world I don't understand."