Quotes
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky
― Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dylan O'Sullivan • Tweet
"You might presume, then, that this means our broader appetite for minerals is diminishing. Not a bit of it. For it turns out oil and other fossil fuels have only ever represented a fraction of the total mass of resources we’re extracting from the earth. For every tonne of fossil fuels, we exploit 6 tonnes of other materials – mostly sand and stone
... See moreKevin Kelly has this great idea that you need your own distinct definition of success. For me, success would be cultivating a very specific reputation. I'd like my reputation to be "talk to that guy and you'll leave energized, thinking about something new. Good things will happen, and it'll generally cost you nothing."
Patrick OShaughnessy • Tweet
"Take a simple idea and take it seriously.”
-Charlie Munger
Things that didn’t exist 25 years ago:
Tesla
SpaceX
iPhone
YouTube
X
Facebook
Gmail
Instagram
Bitcoin
Netflix streaming
WhatsApp
TikTok
LinkedIn___LINEB... See more
World of Statisticsx.comOur company will grow as quickly as our customers decide it will grow.
12 ideas from Don Valentine (founder of Sequoia)
1. There are two things in business that matter, and you can learn this in two minutes- you don’t have to go to business school for two years: high gross margins and cash flow. The other financial metrics you can forget.
2. The… Show more
It’s not your job to finish a book.
It’s the author’s job to write a book worth finishing.