“the strongest tendency of human nature was “the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.”
― Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend
― Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend
“grit is often misunderstood as perseverance without passion, and that’s tragic,”
― The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
― The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
“The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself—the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us—that’s where it’s at. —Jesse Owens”
― Running the Edge: Discover the secrets to better running and a better life
― Running the Edge: Discover the secrets to better running and a better life
“Amid the characteristics that make a successful entrepreneur, one stood out: juvenile delinquency.”
― The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs
― The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs
“A growing body of research suggests that even the smartest people tend to seek out evidence that confirms what they already think, rather than new information that would give them a more robust view of reality.”
― Think Like a Freak
― Think Like a Freak
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