words to live by

“December is the toughest month of the year. Others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, October, August, and February.”

—Attributed to Mark Twain (no one seems to know for sure if he actually said this, but in any case it’s a good line)

The people who become legendary in their interests never feel they have arrived.

Kevin Kelly

Brie Wolfson • Flounder Mode

Maybe success isn’t what we often think it is.

“The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” - Richard Powers

Collaborative Fund • Makes You Think

And our experience is that a single winning decision can make a breathtaking difference over time. (Think GEICO as a business decision, Ajit Jain as a managerial decision and my luck in finding Charlie Munger as a one-of-a-kind partner, personal advisor and steadfast friend.) Mistakes fade away; winners can forever blossom.

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Warren Buffett

“Even those who limp go not backward.”

—Khalil Gibran

Progress is progress however slow or stilted.

Remember, the growth of a believer is not like a mushroom, but like an oak, which increases slowly indeed but surely. Many suns, showers, and frosts, pass upon it before it comes to perfection; and in winter, when it seems dead, it is gathering strength at the root. Be humble, watchful, and diligent in the means, and endeavour to look through it... See more

Thomas West x.com

Writing converts your ideas from vague to bad. But that's a step forward, because once you can see the brokenness, you can fix it.

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