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On Love

by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author)

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The Conquest of Gaul

by Gaius Julius Caesar

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The Library: A Fragile History

by Andrew Pettegree

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There was a stark unevenness to the quality of life. You could stand in downtown D.C. and think you were living in the bright and shining future. Then drive to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, which had been hit by two cat 7 hurricanes in the ...more

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Kevin’s Quotes

“Without scientific study, an employer does not know why he is paying a wage and the employee does not know why he is getting it.”
― Henry Ford, My Life And Work

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“There is no remorse like the remorse of chess. [..] It is a curse upon man. There is no happiness in chess.”
― H.G. Wells

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“If someone says maybe, write it down as no.”
― Cindy Alvarez, Lean Customer Development: Building Products Your Customers Will Buy

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“It is easier to make money from money than it is to make money from business. Don't take the acumen of bankers as any guide for business, all they know is money.”
― Henry Ford, My Life And Work

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“If you’re not willing to do a wholesale, 24/7, 100 percent swap with who that person is, then there is no point in being jealous.”
― Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

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