From Liar’s Poker:
Sicilian Proverb: “I don’t do favors. I accumulate debts.”
“The way I see it, you should live everyday like its your birthday”
“Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.”
“The only rule is don’t be boring and dress cute wherever you go. […]
Francesco Guicciardini (March 6, 1483 - May 22, 1540) was an Italian historian and statesman. A friend and critic of Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance.
As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly […]
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how […]
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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
- George Bernard Shaw
I came across a good link (via) to a collection of interviews featured in Esquire magazine in a monthy section they call “What I’ve Learned”, which features the thoughts and insights of well-known people. It is well worth your time to read every one of these interviews. This is exactly the kind of material that […]
From, The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers:
Enter Action with Boldness
If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily […]