

“The better ambitions have to do with the development of character and ability, rather than status and power. Status you can lose. You carry character with you wherever you go, and it allows you to prevail against adversity.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“if you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences—and infer the motivation.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“Yet in a turbulent world, there’s another set of cognitive skills that might matter more: the ability to rethink and unlearn.”
― Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
― Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

“Soon, books will read you while you are reading them.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“If Marx came back to life today, he would probably urge his few remaining disciples to devote less time to reading Das Kapital and more time to studying the Internet and the human genome.”
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
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