In the past, only some of the males, but all of the females, were able to procreate. Equality is more natural for females.

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

Globalization has created this interlocking fragility. At no time in the history of the universe has the cancellation of a Christmas order in New York meant layoffs in China.

Just as no monkey is as good-looking as the ugliest of humans, no academic is worthier than the worst of the creators

Banking is a very treacherous business because you don't realize it is risky until it is too late. It is like calm waters that deliver huge storms.

Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.