There’s a reason I swam five straight years and didn’t take a single day off. There are reasons why I swam every holiday, every
Michael Phelps
Business Quotes
Smart Guns Meet Dumb Politicians
The technology for guns that can only be fired by their owners, thus preventing accidental deaths, exists right now. But as politicians have tried
gambling odds
31 to 1; ratio of gamblers who lost more than $5,000 compared to won more than $5,000. Among frequent gamblers ratio increased to 128
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Gentlemen, you have undertaken to cheat me. I will not sue you, for the law takes too long. I will ruin you.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is easy to live for others; everybody does. I call on you to live for yourselves.
Tyler Cowen
The future of our civilization is based on prudence, critical self reflection, belief in higher values, and wisdom in matters of ordinary, everyday life.
Elizabeth Gilbert, from Eat, Pray, Love
Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship – a play between divine grace and willful self-effort. Half of it you have no control over;
Mikhail Baryshnikov
To get to know a person, play nine holes of golf with him. You’ll understand everything: ethics, dignity, temper, who is a gentleman and
Nicholas Steinsberger, who had discovered the perfect mix of liquids to extract gas from shale, at great risk to his career, when his boss
The success of the architects of the shale are are attributable to creativity, bravado, and a strong desire to get really wealthy.