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They taught me that if you want to know the whole story, you have to follow the money; that the most dangerous combination in a client (or in anyone, really) is ignorance and arrogance, and as professional investors, they’d choose having luck over skill any day of the week.
Paco de Leon • Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances
You can make your own luck in this life by putting yourself next to the people who are already winning.
Jason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
PROFIT AND LOSS
Anthony SJ de Mello • The Way to Love: Meditations for Life
Luck is luck. When it finally notices you, it is unwise to ask it to be patient,
Nilanjana Roy • Black River: Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger
Luo Ji had no concept of what those figures meant, and asked blankly, “That’s … how much?” “My boy, you’re a rich man!” Shi Qiang said, slapping him vigorously. “I may not have as much as you, but I’ve still got money. Heh, two centuries of interest—it’s a real long-term investment. Pauper to tycoon. I only regret not saving a little more.”
Cixin Liu • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)
In 1,000 parallel universes, you want to be wealthy in 999 of them. You don’t want to be wealthy in the fifty of them where you got lucky, so we want to factor luck out of it.
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
