Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

Have a new Quotes for Today up on my Substack. As I've mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you should have received an email. Thanks!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes that I hope may resonate with you.

"The single most important thing that you want to do is avoid stupid errors. Know the edge of your own competency. That's very hard to do because the human mind naturally tried to make you think you're way smarter than you are." - Charlie Munger

"There's nothing wrong with my sense of reality. I have it serviced every fortnight." - Douglas Adams

"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents." - Andrew Carnegie

"We often like to think of World War II as a triumph of freedom over totalitarianism. We conveniently forget that the Soviet Union was also one of the winners." - Paul Graham

"Beware the man of a single book." - Thomas Aquinas

"I believe that the job we all have in life is to acquire knowledge and wisdom and then share it." - Tobi Lutke

"You can't live a successful life without doing some difficult things that go wrong. That's just the nature of the game, and you wouldn't be sufficiently courageous if you tried to avoid every single reverse." - Charlie Munger

Long Read Linky Links

 Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I share.

- Paul Graham - What You Can't Say. Good advice for dealing with the "anti-yellowists" of today.

- Long but interesting interview with Tobi Lutke founder of Shopify

- 7 ways to retain more of every book you read

- Another long but fascinating read - thirty-six thousand feet under the sea.