There was an odd bending around in back at the extreme limits of culture and politics where back-to-the-land hippies and radical survivalists ended up being the same people, since they spent 99 percent of their lives doing the same stuff.


“Ware the man who fakes a limp.”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger

“The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion”
― Starship Troopers
― Starship Troopers

“Spend zero time on what you could have done, and devote all of your time on what you might do. Because in the end, nobody cares; just run your company.”
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”
― Foundation
― Foundation

“Media companies focused on things like creating great stories whereas technology companies focused on creating a better way of doing things. We began to think about new ideas and about forming a new company.”
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
― The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
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