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The speech set a pattern that he would follow throughout the war, offering a sober appraisal of facts, tempered with reason for optimism. “It would be foolish to disguise the gravity of the hour,” he said. “It would be still more foolish to
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“We read because without books our world shrinks our empathy thins and our liberty wanes. We read for the same reason that people have read and shared poems or stories for thousands of years, because our eyes are not enough by which to see.”
― Reading for the Love of God
― Reading for the Love of God
“What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“In fact, she was both my first and second words: Umma, then Mom. I called to her in two languages. Even then I must have known that no one would ever love me as much as she would.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“As Peter Drucker observes, “The supply of time is totally inelastic. No matter how high the demand, the supply will not go up. There is no price for it and no marginal utility curve for it. Moreover, time is totally perishable and cannot be stored. Yesterday’s time is gone forever and will never come back. Time is, therefore, always in exceedingly short supply.”
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
“As investor Michael Batnick says, "some lessons have to be experienced before they can be understood." We are all victims, in different ways, to that truth.”
― The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel, You Are a Badass at Making Money By Jen Sincero, Money: Know More, Make More, Give More By Rob Moore 3 Books Collection Set
― The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel, You Are a Badass at Making Money By Jen Sincero, Money: Know More, Make More, Give More By Rob Moore 3 Books Collection Set
Philip’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Philip’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,231 books
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483 books
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38 friends
349 books
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124 friends
68 books
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73 friends
2,457 books
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173 friends
76 books
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111 friends
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112 friends
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