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“Truly clever things are said with short words. Long ones are used to hide stupidity.”
― A Little Hatred
― A Little Hatred
“The Federal Reserve system is unlike any other in the world; it is a crazy genetic mashup of different animals, part private bank and part government agency.”
― The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
― The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
“Believe it or not, we all want what’s best. The root o’ the world’s ills is that no one can agree on what it is.”
― A Little Hatred
― A Little Hatred
“Civilization is not about more capital accumulation per se; rather, it is about what capital accumulation allows humans to achieve, the flourishing and freedom to seek higher meaning in life when their base needs are met and most pressing dangers averted.”
― The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
― The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
“My spirituality is based on things that I cannot explain but nonetheless believe. Americans tend to be hyperrational: everything must fit into the right box, and all of the dots must connect. When I moved to the US, it was much harder for me to express myself spiritually and to capture the energy that transcends the rational. People here live according to what they can prove and explain. If they can’t explain something, they deem it unacceptable and unbelievable. However, rationality has its limits; not everything can be explained on paper. Just look into the sky on a clear night. Where does the universe begin? Where does it end? Are we the only form of life in it? Is there life after death? Simple questions without easy answers.”
― Breathe: A Life in Flow – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Martial Arts and Personal Growth
― Breathe: A Life in Flow – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of Martial Arts and Personal Growth
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