by Warren Buffet – 2022 Shareholders Letter Nothing Beats Having a Great PartnerCharlie and I think pretty much alike. But what it takes me a page to explain, he sums upin a sentence. His version, moreover, is always more clearly reasoned and also moreartfully – some might add bluntly – stated.Here are a few of […]
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Proverbs has much to say about receiving feedback, criticism and rebuke 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. 27:5-9 5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love. 6 Wounds from a friend can […]
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Richard Feynman in Cal Tech commencement: After you have not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool other scientists. But not fooling yourself is far from easy. Because, liking your own ideas, you are the easiest person to fool.” Richard Phillips Feynman, (born May 11, 1918, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 15, 1988, Los […]
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“Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.” Prov. 12:15 GNT “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” – Bertrand Russell When we are foolish, we want to conquer the world. When we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves. – […]
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“Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” – Mark Twain Variation: Don’t fight unethical people with unethical practices. You’re out of your league. They’ll beat you every time. Ex. Marco Rubio in 2016 Pres. election trying to match Trump’s insults with the size of […]
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“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/abrahamlin109276.html Random: The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it’s still on my list. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with. “As you think about […]
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CONFUCIOUS SAY… “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” -Appel and Nelson, How to Change Your Church, p. 313. No one volunteers for change or growth. We only change when we’re in pain. When the pain of staying the way we are exceeds our fear of change – that’s when we grow. [From […]
“What is to give light must endure burning.” -Victor Frankl, in Appel and Nelson, How to Change Your Church, p. 216