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Bull, Bear, Builder.
It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
Builder, investor, trader.
Done is better than perfect.
It is easier to change yourself than to change the world.
The shortcut is to stop looking for shortcuts.
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Realize.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.
You try to do the best with what you've got and ignore everything else. That's why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next to you, and you lose a step.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
The one fact pertaining to all conditions is that they will change.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand exponential growth
Peace begins when expectation ends.
Hours vs. Iterations
The giver is the recipient.
Appreciation.
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.
Hare & tortoise.
Everyone, Someone.
Learning.
Process vs. plan.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
80:20
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.
View reading as an investment.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Think of many things; do one.
Shoot.
Distraction, focus.
Vision
If you think too much about what they think, you'll lose what you think.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
Price is what you pay; value is what you get.
The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
Failure is the frame, not the picture.
One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do.”
Code scripts machines, media scripts human beings.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
Comfort vs. pain.
You don't have to start from scratch to do something interesting.
Belief gets in the way of learning.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
Building vs. betting.
The world will try and tell you who you are, and you have to tell yourself who you are. There's this ongoing battle, and somehow there needs to be a reconciliation between the two.
Each man believes only his experience.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
Most people are out of touch with reality because they confuse the world as it is, with the world as they think about it, and talk about it, and describe it.
Hierarchy.
Do less, do more.
‘No matter how far ahead I get, I always feel behind in my mind.’
Numbers obscure nuance.
