Makes You Think

“Show me a man who thinks he’s objective and I’ll show you a man who’s deceiving himself.” – Henry Luce

“No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.” – Kolossus

“All behavior makes sense with enough information.” – My brother in law, a social worker

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.” – Twain

“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.” – Sebastian Junger

“The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.” – Amos Tversky

“Half the distinguishing qualities of the eminent are actually disadvantages.” – Paul Graham

“The most surprising thing I found about business was the large concern for finance and low concern for service.” – Henry Ford

“My definition of wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions.” – Naval Ravikant