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#General Wisdoms

  • "An investing genius is an individual who can do the average thing when all those around them are going crazy."

    — Morgan Housel

  • "There are infinite moving parts within the world. This means the accidental impact of actions outside of our control often have a greater influence than our conscious decisions."

    — Morgan Housel

  • "Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it."

    — Mahatma Gandhi

  • "Sometimes it's easier to reach out to people who have more in common with us. Don't give in to that tendency. Stretch to make connections with people who can bring a diversity of thoughts and skills to your resource network. That will amplify your potential, no matter what direction the NASDAQ is heading."

    — Meridith Elliott Powel

  • "All of life is a low-intensity survival challenge, and a survival emergency is just a high-intensity life challenge."

    — James C. Jones

  • "The less you want to be happy, the happier you’ll be. The less you need to perform better, the better you’ll perform."

    — Brad Stulberg

  • "People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I think it’s a much better argument against foxholes. "

    — Kurt Vonnegut

  • "There are no atheists in foxholes."

  • "The denial is so often the preface to the justification."

    — Christopher Hitchens

  • "Everything about Christianity is contained in the pathetic image of 'the flock'."

    — Christopher Hitchens

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