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The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
Appreciation.
Work vs. Luck
Slow down.
The world will try and tell you who you are, and you have to tell yourself who you are. There's this ongoing battle, and somehow there needs to be a reconciliation between the two.
No great thing is created suddenly.
zero-sum, infinite-sum
Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.
Talk is cheap.
There's a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
The obstacle is the way.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
Those who have nothing to lose are very rich.
Mindset vs. Mind set
80:20
Equity unites, politics divides.
Process vs. plan.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
It is easier to change yourself than to change the world.
Building vs. betting.
Wealth is a ratio, not a number.
One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do.”
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.
Said, done.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.
Distraction, focus.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Truth.
It's not about who got here first, it's about who stays.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
‘Everything is original, nothing is original’
Hours vs. Iterations
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Well done is better than well said.
Resistance lifts.
An unproblematic state is a state without creative thought. Its other name is death.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
Failure is the frame, not the picture.
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
Comfort vs. pain.
‘No matter how far ahead I get, I always feel behind in my mind.’
Numbers obscure nuance.
We may define therapy as a search for value.
No, it took me my whole life.
We don't want the thing we're after, we want to be after the thing.
Do less, do more.
No one is coming to save you.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
The simpler the story, the bigger the market.
Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.
An artist is not paid for labor but for vision.
Belief gets in the way of learning.
View reading as an investment.
If you keep looking back, you're gonna trip going forward.
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
Creativity before productivity.
You don't have a lack of ideas, you have a lack of deadlines
