Quote of the Day - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
“Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and above all, love.”
“5 percent of the people think; 10 percent of the people think they think; & the other 85 percent would rather die than think.”
“You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren’t paying attention to.”
Our Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamson
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of
God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
“As difficult as it may be, let the federal government and mass media do what they do, which is to spend a ridiculous amount of time and energy attempting to justify their respective existence by providing information for the consumption of the knowledge-hungry masses. If one wishes to be wise, however, one will acknowledge one’s own ignorance, observe the heard from a distance, and perhaps shrug in amusement.”
“A prophet is not someone with special vision, just blind to what others see.”
“With speculation, the risk of loss is more than offset by the possibility of a huge gain; otherwise, there would be very little motivation to speculate. While it is often confused with gambling, the key difference is that speculation is generally tantamount to taking calculated risk and is not dependent on pure chance, whereas gambling depends on totally random outcomes or chance”
“It’s one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.”
“There is a moment where you realize you’re not a kid anymore, that moment is when you realize time is finite.”
“Often, our most rewarding dreams are staring us right in the face, but for some reason we focus on how hard things are, how we are scared of the unknown and what would happen if we failed.”
“Base your life on integrity, character and accountability. Your destiny is what YOU make it. Live each day with courage. Take pride in your work. Always finish what you start. Do what has to be done. Be tough when you have to, but be fair. When you make a promise, keep it. Remember that some things aren’t for sale. Learn from your mistakes. When you’re wrong, admit it and move on.”
“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.”
“Well, I am not 18 yet, so I don’t know. So I will go back to 14 year old Jacob. I would tell 14 year old Jacob not to focus on achieving a grade in a class but rather to focus on understanding the concepts behind the grade. It is not the end result, but the process that matters.”
“One of the most important rules you should always follow is NOT TO INCREASE YOUR EXPOSURE AGGRESSIVELY UNLESS YOUR TRADES ARE WORKING!”
“Instead of employing a statistical thinking toward market decisions, the general public keeps investing based on impulsive “feelings,” letting an assortment of emotional biases rules their lives. In the end, to their detriment, people are always risk-adverse towards gains, but risk seeking towards losses. They are stuck.”