The meaning of life: to succeed by embodying your values, thus marking their superiority.
In order:
1. Family is everything.
2. Every argument has two sides. An educated person sees both.
3. Know where you're going. And how you're getting there.
4. Plan slowly. Act quickly.
5. Before you critique something, understand it first.
6. Logic always trumps emotion. Results always trump intentions.
7. Don't bother convincing the irrational. Just mock them when they inevitably fail.
8. The price of freedom is the possibility of failure.
9. If you want something, build it yourself.
10. Be the best you can be.