Quote of the Day - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
“I got lots of grief from former girlfriends because I would take my work with me on dates.”
“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it’s yours.”
“They told me that to make her fall in love I had to make her laugh. But every time she laughs I’m the one who falls in love.”
“I found that every single successful person I’ve ever spoken to had a turning point and the turning point was where they made a clear, specific, unequivocal decision that they were not going to live like this anymore. Some people make that decision at 15 and some people make it at 50 and most never make it at all.”
“The men of greatest achievement and wealth are those with highly developed sex natures; men who have learned the art of sex transmutation…. The men who have accumulated great fortunes and achieved outstanding recognition in literature, art, industry, architecture, and the professions were motivated by the influence of a woman”
“In order to have faith in his own path, a warrior does not need to prove that someone else’s path is wrong.”
“Panic was the worst thing. When you panicked, you couldn’t see possibilities.”
“One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.”
“Your body is your most priceless possession; you’ve got to take care of it!”
“People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.”
“Mutual funds, brokers, financial news, big banks, and 23 year old AP finance writers fresh out of journalism school, the ones who literally make up the fundamental news and predictions daily, have been a massive sham.”
“Mature understanding of and respect for risk is the hallmark of the best traders. They know that if you don’t keep an eye on risk, it will set it’s eye on you.”