Released 43-years Ago Today

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - Neil Gaiman

"True success is exiting some rat race to modulate one's activities for peace of mind." - Nassim Taleb

"Why should you feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice." - Marcus Aurelius 

"And he says, 'There won't be any money, but on your deathbed you'll receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me, which is nice." - Carl Spackler

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor Frankl

"It is easy to grin when your ship comes in and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat." - Judge Smails

"Don't spend your time making other people happy. Other people being happy is their problem. It's not your problem. If you are happy, it makes other people happy." - Naval Ravikant

 "Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone." - Saul Bellow

Released 42-years Ago Today

I Know Great Art When I See It

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor Frankl

"It is easy to grin when your ship comes in and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat." - Judge Smails

"Don't spend your time making other people happy. Other people being happy is their problem. It's not your problem. If you are happy, it makes other people happy." - Naval Ravikant

"Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation." - Rumi

Quotes for Today

 Some quotes that I hope may resonate with you.

"Government does not exist to make us equal, but to treat us equally. It does not exist to make life fair, but to treat us fairly." - Andrew Klavan

"A book that burns in your belly - something that has to be written before you can go on to something else." - Teddy White (on what makes a "bestseller")

"If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad company." - Jean Paul Sartre

"In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir gopher.'" - Carl Spackler Greenskeeper

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"You have to have friction in your life to gain growth. And the only way to do that is to make yourself uncomfortable." - David Goggins

"If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money." - Snoop Dogg

"You've got to start diving into those things that you are afraid of. You don't gain confidence by going to the spot that makes you feel good." - David Goggins

"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" - John Maynard Keynes

"If you don't want to go to the meeting right now, your future self won't want to go to it later, either." - Naval Ravikant

"Whatever I may possess, I will neither hoard it greedily nor squander it recklessly." - Seneca

"It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat." - Judge Smails

I Really Want This Painting

 

More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The NBA has a 3-point infestation problem.

- Cool - The greatest pool player in history just wanted to hustle.

- Germany seeks to tax income of US soldiers based there. The solution to this is easy - either move those soldiers to friendlier locations or bring them home. Then we can watch as the Germans complain about us moving away. 

- Enjoy! $100 million yacht owned by Capri Sun billionaire crashes into Caribbean Yacht Club. Reminder "schadenfreude" is a German word. On a related note. (HT Newmark's Door) 

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Liberals measure compassion by how many people are given welfare. Conservatives measure compassion by how many people no longer need it." - Rush Limbaugh

"The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes." - Marcel Proust

"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." - Charlie Munger

"Tell me what you know. Tell me what you don't know. Only then can you tell me what you think. Always keep these three things separate." - Colin Powell

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor Frankl

"It is easy to grin when your ship comes in and you'e got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat." - Judge Smails

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How R&R became I&I. (Or as I like to call I&I - the weekend)

- Instead of lifting Trump's tariffs, Biden is imposing more of them. If, as Reason says, 97% of the aluminum jobs in the US are "downstream" wouldn't many of those jobs be union-related? Just asking.

- Tanks fer nutting?

- Did the COVID-19 virus really escape from a Wuhan lab? Yes it did! Excellent detail on why this is true. Infuriating that China is not being held accountable for this.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes that I hope may resonate with you.

"Government does not exist to make us equal, but to treat us equally. It does not exist to make life fair, but to treat us fairly." - Andrew Klavan

"A book that burns in your belly - something that has to be written before you can go on to something else." - Teddy White (on what makes a "bestseller")

"If you are lonely when you are alone, you are in bad company." - Jean Paul Satre

"In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir gopher.'" - Carl Spackler Greenskeeper

"If you're not seeking approval, they have no power." - Shane Parrish

"The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. And the first to forget is the happiest." - Unknown

"Don't brand yourself.You want to be the kind of person others brand while you keep learning, improving, and moving forward. It's hard to be true to yourself when you've tied yourself to an idea that, years ago, you thought was your best." - Neil Strauss

Caddyshack

Caddyshack turns 40-years old this week.

- Here's 11 things to look for the next time you watch the movie.

- You can't think Caddyshack without thinking of director Harold Ramis.

- Perhaps the unsung hero behind the movie is Doug Kenney who died way too young

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

One silver lining if Joe Biden gets elected President then America can pretend the homeless problem doesn't exist for four years just as we did during the 8-years of the Obama Administration... Tyler Cowen's China- U.S. fact of the day. "China is asshole" and you can't trust assholes... "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin... I really want this painting... Kyrie Irving is an entitled douche. Just ask fans of either the Cavaliers or Celtics... Maybe the NBA's return won't be as simple or easy as it seemed. If the NBA has further delays it could clear the way for the NHL and hockey to have to sports world's attention all to itself... Good for the law enforcement officers protecting the Alamo. Don't mess with Texas...

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

"Never play by the rules. Never pay in cash. And never tell the truth." Ross Johnson former CEO of RJR Nabisco on what he called the three rules of Wall Street. After the past few days it seems clear those three rules apply to Capital Hill too... Good on hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer for helping by making face shields for health workers fighting the Wuhan virus... "When we are no longer able to change a situation , we are challenged to change ourselves." - Victor Frankl... Cool looking building in Idaho actually a nuclear reactor. If it were a home I'd love to live in it... In March of 1917 the US took possession of the US Virgin Islands (formerly the Danish West Indies) after paying Demark $25 million. Talk about great deals! That would be worth about $505 million is today's dollars... What a great movie quote for what we're all going through...

Gunga Galunga

The flowing robes, the Grace, bald, the Boston Bruins hat... striking! Big hitter the Lama.

Love this photo.

Go Bruins!

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Heh heh

- Death of an American hero

- In my mind July 9th (7-9) will always be Jeff Fisher day. I agree with Tom E. Curran - how does Fisher still have a job?

- This is probably true

- Cool - for $129,000 you can own Dangerfield's yacht from Caddyshack

- Heh heh

- This holiday season - please keep this in mind

- One dose of magic mushrooms can stop depression for months

Gunga Galunga

The flowing robes, the grace, bald, the Boston Bruins hat... striking! Big hitter the Lama.

Gunga Galunga

The flowing robes, the grace, bald, the Boston Bruins hat... striking! Big hitter the Lama.