“It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success. It’s the rich who get the biggest tax breaks. It’s the best students who get the best teaching and most attention. And it’s the biggest nine- and ten-year-olds who get the most coaching and practice. Success is the result of what sociologists like to call “accumulative advantage.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
“Regrets came up and asked me if I’d like to own them. Declined them for the most part but took a few just so I wouldn’t leave this relationship empty handed.”
― A Fraction of the Whole
― A Fraction of the Whole
“Now what state do you live in?'
'Denial.”
― The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
'Denial.”
― The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
“Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy.”
― Angels & Demons
― Angels & Demons
“Could fulfillment ever be felt as deeply as loss?”
― The Inheritance of Loss
― The Inheritance of Loss
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