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 would 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 would 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 would 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 mentioned doing this as a way to thank those who have Subscribed. If you are a Subscriber - you would have received an email. Thanks!

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"Yet what they became was the not the result of a sudden act, but the culmination of all they had ever done: a triumph of self-development, the end of something general, the beginning of something specific." - William Kennedy

"One reason we resist change is that keeping things the way they are requires almost no effort. This helps explain why we get so complacent," - Shane Parrish

"The great enemy of any attempt to change men's habit is inertia. Civilization is limited by inertia." - Edward Bernays

"Show we a guy that's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time." - Lou Brock

Quotes for Today

Some quotes that I hope may resonate with you.

"Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome." - Charlie Munger

"Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top." - Edward Abbey

"We are all in conspiracy against the next man." - William Kennedy

"Envy is the tax which all distinctions must pay." - Henry David Thoreau

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"They were from below. And when you're up, you let no man pull you down. You roll your wagons over the faces of the enemies." - William Kennedy

"If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner." - Omar Bradley

"Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new." - Henry David Thoreau

"What one man calls God, another calls the laws of physics." - Nikola Tesla

Billy Phelan's Greatest Game

Recently read William Kennedy's book Billy Phelan's Greatest Game at the podcast suggestion of Rounders co-writer Brian Koppelman. Because of his involvement - I assumed this was a poker-centric book but it was hardly that. Instead it was about Albany, hustlers (whether it be bowling, poker, pool, or life), politics and crime, and being Irish-Catholic in the early 20th century. For a flavor:

Martin's view of his meeting with his father was this: that all sons are Isaac, all fathers are Abraham, and that all sons become Abrahams if they work at it long enough.

I devoured this book and highly recommend it. Already put another of Kennedy's works on my reading list.

Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay." - Seneca

"...he knew that despite his infidel ways, the remnants of tattered faith still had power over his mind." - William Kennedy

"You can't make a lousy charity good by having a low overhead." - Will MacAskill

"Not all confidence is created equally. Sometimes, it comes from a track of applying deep knowledge successfully, and other times it comes from the shallowness of reading an article. It's amazing how often the ego turns unearned knowledge into reckless confidence." - Shane Parrish