Category Archives: quotes

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. —FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE   – Kaufman, Josh (2010). The Personal MBA: Master the Art of [...]

It is a more inspiring battle cry to scream, “Die, vicious scum!” instead of “Die, people who could have been just like me but grew up in a different environment!” —Eiliezer Yudkowsky, Artificial Intelligence Researcher and Founder of  lesswrong.com

[...] the trend is unmistakable. Our great universities seem to have redefined what it means to be an exceptional student. They are producing top students who have given very little thought to matters beyond their impressive grasp of an intense area of study. via The Washington Post

To me, ‘Leader’; is a word that is given by people who don’t necessarily have power to describe someone who gives them power. It is a word to be treasured and sought. A word that describes very few people though it should describe very many people.  A leader is someone who is looked up to [...]

Tesla, in need of work, eventually found himself digging ditches for a short period of time for the Edison company. He used this time to focus on his AC polyphase system.” via wikipedia

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin via the impossible cool If you haven’t read his biography, you can grab it here. It’s a great read.