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1 " On Intelligence:Intelligence will not make you rich unless your intelligence is about getting rich. Corollary: Intelligence will lead one to to appreciate things that cost money over things that make money. Corollary: Being a genius is antithetical to being successful unless you're a genius at being successful. Corollary: Being intelligent does not make you rich but it can keep you from being poor. Corollary: Intelligence leads to interests, mostly not gainful. Corollary: Intelligence is like molasses, with effort, it goes where you put it.Rubbers are best for those who refuse to use them. Corollary: Intelligence adds but stupidity multiplies. Corollary: Reverse evolution is the new norm.Only luck can save one from one's own stupidity.Only idiots regard a second chance the same as the first.The higher the IQ, the greater the chance of self-deception.Still waters are often shallow puddles. "
― Kalifer Deil
2 " On Loyalty:Loyalty is warranted only when it's been earned.Misplacing loyalty is like signing blank checks. "
3 " On Improbability:There's an infinite number of things that can go wrong but only a finite number of things that can go right.In the infinitude of unlikely events many will happen with unnerving frequency. Tautology: A given improbable event isn't likely to happen. Corollary: Shit happens, but you'll not know its ilk.I'm certain that nothing is certain. "
4 " Miscellaneous Thoughts:Give me a home where the buffalo roam and I will give you boredom and isolation.Want to go to Mars? Spend a week in Red Rock Canyon.Blueberry muffins last longer because you can't tell when they're moldy.I came in piece, please assemble. "
5 " On Common Sense:Common sense isn't. Corollary: Uncommon sense is. "
6 " On Philosophy:It's the search for meaning that has value, not the meaning itself.All problems are solvable if a problem is a question that can't be shown not to have a solution.To those with burning passion, follow it; to those of lessor passion, fill a need. "
7 " Writer DecartismsSci-Fi Writer:I think, therefore it will be. Romance Writer:I don't think, hormones are in control.Real Life Writer: I don't think, it is what it is.History Writer:I thought, "What did they think?"Philosphy Writer:I think about what I think about and then I think about that.X in a Nutshell Writer:I think, "Hello World!"Stock Market TV Channel Writer: What do you think? "
