The Last Alchemist Quotes

“work with something I was passionate about, and”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“When you are faced with obstacles you just fight a bit harder, because it is only life testing you. Life rewards those who are tough enough to not give up, but stand by their principles and follow their intuition.”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“The well-known author Napoleon Hill described this principle as ‘The Mastermind’ in his work Think and Grow Rich, which was published in 1937. With this expression he wanted to shed light on the fact that several brains pondering about the same problem are more effective than one single brain. Napoleon Hill interviewed successful entrepreneurs like the steel baron Andrew Carnegie, the founder of Ford Motor Company Henry Ford, and the inventor of the lightbulb, Thomas A. Edison. They all surrounded themselves with a small group of trusted advisers. Even though they always made the final decisions themselves, they had at their disposal a range of intelligent opinions that could be utilised in reaching the final conclusion. Instead of only their own mind, they had a ‘Mastermind’ at their disposal.”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“Just the same entrepreneurs can’t afford to be afraid of listening to advice or hiring people smarter than them. That is the only way to improve. Most successful entrepreneurs therefore surround themselves with a handful of advisers whom they listen to. And it is a fact that several minds think better than one. The art is to know when to listen and when to follow your own intuition. Because if you always listen to others you will never become wealthy, and if you never listen to others – ditto.”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“That summer taught me that to get ahead, I would always have to challenge myself and make an effort to surround myself with people who were stronger and smarter than I was. People I could learn from.”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“Ayn Rand once wrote that you could either be a person being pushed around by life, or you could choose to be a person who pushes back and moves the world. I assume that you don’t want to be an extra in your own life, David. I assume you want to be someone who makes his own decisions. I will give you a chance to do exactly that, David, but I want something back.”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“The book was called Man’s Search for Meaning by the Jewish author Viktor Frankl. The book had been a real-life story about Viktor Frankl’s time as a concentration camp prisoner in the very camp David had just visited, Auschwitz. Viktor Frankl hadn’t survived because he was stronger or smarter than his fellow prisoners. He had simply survived because he had been able to find a purpose for his life. He had started writing a manuscript in the camp and he had wanted to survive to be able to publish it. Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Russian author, had defined a human as ‘a being that could adapt to anything.’ And he had been right. With a purpose you could handle anything life threw at you. David”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“Indoctrination,” Michael Simpson replied. “We still base our science on the Theory of Relativity. Not because it is one hundred percent correct, but because it provides us with the most accurate picture of the universe per today. The Nazis considered the Theory of Relativity as a predominantly Jewish theory. The Germans developed Quantum Theory, a theory which in many cases has solutions that contradict our common sense. But the solutions are only illogical because we compare them to what we can observe here in our little corner of the universe. We assume that our world is normal, but it isn’t. Our little world is an abnormality in the universe. With this perspective everything becomes much clearer. A team of scientists, relieved of all historical doctrine, open to the occult and totally devoid of any morals and human worth. Such a team of scientists may have come up with totally new concepts and ways of approaching problems. Maybe they came up with a new theory. An alternative to the Theory of Relativity. A theory that doesn’t have the limitations the Theory of Relativity has.” “I”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“sometimes you have to have the courage to have faith. Faith that there are grander things than what we can observe with our own eyes. It is easy to be a physicist today. Almost everything can be tested. There is no room for great thoughts anymore. Philosophy is dead and buried a long time ago.” “I’ve”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“The argument is that we are influenced by historical research.” Michael Simpson glanced over at Sophie before continuing. “When one commences an education, to become say a physicist or a chemist in today’s society, one is automatically loaded up with all the accumulated knowledge of what is wrong and what is right. Many of the scientists thus have a very similar line of attack for new problems. And this colours our scientific progress. We advance, but only in small steps. True progress most often is made when some individual looks at a problem from a totally new angle, and that is hard when everybody has been through the same basic foundations. Take Albert Einstein. The revolutionary ideas he came up with weren’t the result of discussions with equal minded academics in the university hall. They were a result of Albert Einstein’s relentless pondering and single minded focus on theoretical abstractions, alone in a small crummy patent office in Switzerland, back in 1905. If Einstein at an early stage had discussed his ideas with colleagues at a university, there is a real danger he would have been set forth on a different line of thinking, and quite possibly we wouldn’t have the theory of relativity in the form we have it today.”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“he wanted to shed light on the fact that several brains pondering about the same problem are more effective than one single brain. Napoleon Hill interviewed successful entrepreneurs like the steel baron Andrew Carnegie, the founder of Ford Motor Company Henry Ford, and the inventor of the lightbulb, Thomas A. Edison. They all surrounded themselves with a small group of trusted advisers. Even though they always made the final decisions themselves, they had at their disposal a range of intelligent opinions that could be utilised in reaching the final conclusion. Instead of only their own mind, they had a ‘Mastermind’ at their disposal. But it is not only other people’s knowledge”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“Walt Disney once said, “if you can dream it, you can do it.’ And he was right. The world is our playground. We can either stand on the sideline and watch everybody else play. Or we can join in. Be a child again and dream that you can conquer the world. Let’s”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“It is the anticipation of something that is the greatest feeling. When you finally achieve a goal, or buy something you have wanted for a long time, you often end up with an anticlimax. You end up feeling empty. An emptiness I have felt numerous times in my own life. An emptiness I used to feel before I realised that it wasn’t the money I made that was important, it was the journey. And that’s why it is so important that you choose to do something you like, not just something you want to make money on. The”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“But your dreams and your integrity must never come in conflict. Money will come and go, but your integrity is forever. It requires great courage to do the right thing in any situation. Regardless of what the consequences will be. Regardless of who is watching. I’ve always kept my word. The reputation I built as”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“When you are faced with obstacles you just fight a bit harder, because it is only life testing you. Life rewards those who are tough enough to not give up, but stand by their principles and follow their intuition.   David”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“Because if you are truly passionate about something, if you are willing to take a risk, then life will give you a chance.   David”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“The first principle of wealth, or for success in general, is desire. You need to figure out what you are really passionate about. What you really want to do with your life. If you are working with something you are passionate about, then everything becomes much easier. Don’t”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist

“Ayn Rand once wrote that you could either be a person being pushed around by life, or you could choose to be a person who pushes back and moves the world. I”
― Erik Hamre, The Last Alchemist