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Truth, Perception
Generalist, specialist.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
An artist is not paid for labor but for vision.
It's not about who got here first, it's about who stays.
Experience.
Process vs. plan.
Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
The fool is always getting ready to live.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
Perspective.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
The one fact pertaining to all conditions is that they will change.
The more we know, the more we know we don't know.
Chronos, Kairos.
The first rule of compounding is to never interrupt it unnecessarily.
Peace begins when expectation ends.
Said, done.
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
Wealth is a ratio, not a number.
When you get the money, the only thing you wanna buy is time.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Learning.
What you can imagine depends on what you know.
Just because you can acquire the thing doesn't mean you can maintain the thing.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
It took me years to play like myself.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
No great thing is created suddenly.
More moves and less chat.
zero-sum, infinite-sum
Hours vs. Iterations
Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Labor, leverage.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Hare & tortoise.
The giver is the recipient.
Work vs. Luck
Belief gets in the way of learning.
Do less, do more.
Focus is determined by what you ignore.
Price is what you pay; value is what you get.
Don't just do something, stand there.
Distraction.
Bull, Bear, Builder.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
We may define therapy as a search for value.
Resistance lifts.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Experience is up only.
Switching costs.
There are three types of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.
