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“Unreasonable," "unrealistic," and "impractical" are all words used to marginalize a person or idea that fails to conform with conventionally expected standards.”
Source : Chris Guillebeau (2010). “The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World”, p.149, Penguin
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“Beginners focus on analysis, but professionals operate in a three dimensional space. They are aware of trading psychology their own feelings and the mass psychology of the markets.”
Source : Alexander Elder (2002). “Come Into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading”, p.46, John Wiley & Sons
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“I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.”
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“I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction.”
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“In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.”
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“By thetest of our faith thehighest standard ofcivilization is the readiness to sacrifice for others.”
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“Considering how many fools can calculate, it is surprising that it should be thought either a difficult or a tedious task for any other fool to learn how to master the same tricks... Being myself a remarkably stupid fellow, I have had to unteach myself the difficulties, and now beg to present to my fellow fools the parts that are not hard. Master these thoroughly, and the rest will follow. What one fool can do, another can.”
Source : Silvanus P. Thompson (1914). “Calculus Made Easy: Differential Calculus and the Integral Calculus”
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“Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the last 6 months of his presidency. He had no effect on national policy at all.”
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“When you ask for happiness and a beautiful life, ask not just for you, but for everyone. When you ask for something better, ask not just for you, but for everyone. By all means ask for abundance and health for you, but also ask for it to be given to everyone. Can you imagine what would happen if six billion people asked for these things for you?”
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“Self-harm - the world will come at you with knives anyway. You do not need to beat them to it.”
