Two Thoughts (22 - 28 September)
Sunday, 22 September
Two thoughts from James R. Doty
“You can turn this little tiny light into a huge fireball with only one thing–your mind.”
“I was living for the future that existed in my mind, and it was a far more enjoyable place to live.”
Monday, 23 September
Two thoughts from Ratan Tata
"The only way to win is to not be afraid of losing."
"Slow success builds character, fast success builds ego."
Tuesday, 24 September
Two thoughts from Li Ka-Shing
"Businessmen must move with the times...the correlation between knowledge and business as the key to success is closer than ever."
"We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill."
Wednesday, 25 September
Two thoughts from Ludwig Feuerbach
“I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.”
“I do not regard the limits of the past and present as the limits of humanity of the future”
Thursday, 26 September
Two thoughts from Bernard Williams
“Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire.”
“If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.”
Friday, 27 September
Two thoughts from Mason Cooley
“The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.”
“If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.”
Saturday, 28 September
Two thoughts from Liv Boeree
"the population is mostly unable to think probabilistically, and the media establishment thrives on certainty and punishes humility around knowledge."
"Our instincts are built off our life experiences."
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dear jim,
wonderful quotes this week as always! some of my faves from this batch:
Ratan Tata:
"The only way to win is to not be afraid of losing."
"Slow success builds character, fast success builds ego."
Bernard Williams:
“If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.”
Mason Cooley:
“The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.”
“If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.”
thank you for sharing as always!
love
myq