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“Many years ago Rudyard Kipling gave an address at McGill University in Montreal. He said one striking thing which deserves to be remembered. Warning the students against an over-concern for money, or position, or glory, he said: “Some day you will meet a man who cares for none of these things. Then you will know how poor you are.” —Halford E. Luccock”
― The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
― The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
“If you can identify a delusional popular belief, you can find what lies hidden behind it: the contrarian truth.”
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
“Why don’t universities specify the length of time a degree will be fully applicable and useful?”
― 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
― 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
“Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.”
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“Henry Ford said, “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”3”
― 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
― 48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
50 books to read before you die
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These are the named books: 1 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien 2 1984 by George Orwell 3 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4 The Gra ...more
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