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Whom to treat politely, whom rudely. Be brusque with the doorman, elevator operator, receptionist, guide, any janitorial person. Bow to any Japanese, of course, even if it obliged him to bow hundreds of times. But the pinocs. Nebulous area.
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“Everyone saying something does not make it true. You are old enough to know this.”
― Ex-Communication
― Ex-Communication
“Why bother getting mad at causes and forces far bigger than us? Why do we take these things personally? After all, external events are not sentient beings—they cannot respond to our shouts and cries—and neither can the mostly indifferent gods.”
― The Daily Stoic
― The Daily Stoic
“Strength is the ability to maintain a hold of oneself. It’s being the person who never gets mad, who cannot be rattled, because they are in control of their passions—rather than controlled by their passions.”
― The Daily Stoic
― The Daily Stoic
“Here, then, was a truly bizarre situation: Philby was telling Moscow the truth, but was disbelieved, and allowed to go on thinking he was believed; he was deceiving the British in order to aid the Soviets, who suspected a deception, and were in turn deceiving him.”
― A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
― A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
“the future of communications will be defined by an industry yet to be created—not the kind of business that simply delivers or searches out information, but one that manages the tide of information so that it doesn’t drown us.”
― The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
― The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
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