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“Most Americans are close to total ignorance about the world. They are ignorant. That is an unhealthy condition in a country in which foreign policy has to be endorsed by the people if it is to be pursued. And it makes it much more difficult for any president to pursue an intelligent policy that does justice to the complexity of the world.”
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“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).”
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“18. A sovereign cannot raise an army because he is enraged, nor can a general fight because he is resentful. For while an angered man may again be happy, and resentful man again be pleased, a state that has perished cannot be restored, nor can the dead be brought back to life. 19. Therefore, the enlightened ruler is prudent and the good general is warned against rash action. Thus, the state is kept secure and the army preserved.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“Willful waste makes woeful want.”
― Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
― Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
“Ours is a culture where we wear our ability to get by on very little sleep as a kind of badge of honor that symbolizes work ethic, or toughness, or some other virtue—but really, it’s a total profound failure of priorities and of self-respect.”
― Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
― Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Isaac’s 2024 Year in Books
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