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Freedom is the gap between earn and burn.
Reason for being
The giver is the recipient.
It's not about who got here first, it's about who stays.
Said, done.
Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
zero-sum, infinite-sum
It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
The one fact pertaining to all conditions is that they will change.
Slow down.
The simpler the story, the bigger the market.
Distraction.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
An artist is not paid for labor but for vision.
The more we know, the more we know we don't know.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Distraction, focus.
Perspective.
Thought, Spoken, Heard
Fear is the mind-killer.
The fool is always getting ready to live.
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
Experience.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
The first rule of compounding is to never interrupt it unnecessarily.
Observer, expert, practitioner.
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
Process vs. plan.
No, it took me my whole life.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
You are what you think you are.
Appreciation.
Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.
80:20
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Experience is up only.
Each man believes only his experience.
Hierarchy.
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.
Talk is cheap.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Switching costs.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
Shoot.
Wealth is a ratio, not a number.
An unproblematic state is a state without creative thought. Its other name is death.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
Knowing vs. understanding.
Think of many things; do one.
Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.
Thought, said, heard, understood.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.
One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do.”
It is really hard to make something easy.
Truth, Perception
The source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today.
+2 vs. x2
It is easier to change yourself than to change the world.
