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Sometimes We Forge Our Own Principles And Sometimes We Accept Others' Principles, Or Holistic Packages Of Principles, Such As Religion And Legal Systems. While It Isn't Necessarily A Bad Thing To Use Others' Principles - It's Difficult To Come Up With Your Own, And Often Much Wisdom Has Gone Into Those Already Created - Adopting Pre-packaged Principles Without Much Thought Exposes You To The Risk Of Inconsistency With Your True Values.

I Believe That Understanding What Is Good Is Obtained By Looking At The Way The World Works And Figuring Out How To Operate In Harmony With It To Help It Evolve.

I Think The Media Argues All The Time With Itself.

If You Can Stare Hard At Your Problems, They Almost Always Shrink Or Disappear, Because You Almost Always Find A Better Way Of Dealing With Them Than If You Don't Face Them Head On. The More Difficult The Problem, The More Important It Is That You Stare At It And Deal With It.

There Is A Strong Tendency To Get Used To And Accept Very Bad Things That Would Be Shocking If Seen With Fresh Eyes.