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You're under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.
Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.
The more we know, the more we know we don't know.
Everyone, Someone.
The first rule of compounding is to never interrupt it unnecessarily.
Done is better than perfect.
Generalist, specialist.
Talk is cheap.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
You only fear being overtaken when you're not being yourself.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
Do less, do more.
Observer, expert, practitioner.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Well done is better than well said.
You are what you think you are.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.
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.
Reason for being
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.
Peace begins when expectation ends.
Builder, investor, trader.
Process vs. plan.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
It took me years to play like myself.
It is really hard to make something easy.
Just because you can acquire the thing doesn't mean you can maintain the thing.
It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
‘No matter how far ahead I get, I always feel behind in my mind.’
No one is coming to save you.
Work vs. Luck
Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.
The source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today.
More before better.
Map ≠ Territory
Failure is the frame, not the picture.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
It's all relative.
Knowing vs. understanding.
Bull, Bear, Builder.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
+2 vs. x2
The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
Wealth is a ratio, not a number.
The fool is always getting ready to live.
No, it took me my whole life.
The first step is the steepest.
Numbers obscure nuance.
Distraction is dilution.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
More moves and less chat.
Ignore people playing status games. They gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games.
Creativity before productivity.
Think of many things; do one.
Each man believes only his experience.
Freedom is the gap between earn and burn.
