We are extraordinarily privileged to reside in a developed country at the beginning of the 21st century. We are living in the most prosperous and peaceful time in the history of humanity. In 1800 no c...
Nous sommes extraordinairement privilégiés d’habiter dans un pays développé au début du 21ème siècle. Nous vivons dans l’ère la plus prospère et paisible de l’histoire de l’humanité....
I had the privilege of giving a keynote at NOAH. I shared FJ Labs’ vision and unconventional approach and some contrarian thoughts on AI, VR, drones and much more. You can also find...
"When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, hav...
Dominic Barton, the managing director of McKinsey, recently gave an insightful speech at Stanford Business School. I encourage you to watch it. ...
The Man in the Arena "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man wh...
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea" -Antoine St. Exupery ...
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Unde...
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other,...
“In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.” -Winston Churchill...
"Kids are an inferior good, the richer you are, the fewer of them you purchase!" -Xavier Sala-i-Martin...
Me: Long time no speak. How are you? Him: I VIP! Me: ?????? Him: I Vest in Peace! ...
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I must be in romantic mood as I feel compelled to share one of my favorite poems :) Summons Keep me from going to sleep too soon Or if I go to sleep too soon Come wake me up. Come any hour Of night....
Ron Chernow is one of my favorite authors. He wrote amazing epic biographies on Alexander Hamilton and Rockefeller amongst others. He recently released a biography on George Washington called Washingt...
Great Google Tech Talk by Steve Blank on the military origins of Silicon Valley. ...
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and n...
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face" - Ben Williams...
This poem about an idling Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson brings to mind what might happen to an entrepreneur who sold his company and is now whittling away inside a large firm or on the beach. Conquer an...
For the French speakers among you. ...
Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man ...
"Our friends' happiness is the essence of friendship." - Stephane Trano...
I am a big fan of Dan Ariely's book Predictably Irrational. His amusing presentation at TED goes through some of the illustrations in the book. It's scary how little (and sometimes random) things inf...
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult. - EB White ...
"The movement that built the first national democracy was not triggered by an uprising of the masses; nor was it led by intellectual theorists. It was led by entrepreneurial men of means ... . In fact...
Richard Dawkins gave this great speech when accepting the 2006 Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science. Listen to Dawkins' lecture "Queerer than We Can Suppose: The Strang...
"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the p...
"I have stressed the fact that the beloved person is a substitute for the ideal ego. Two people who love each other are interchanging their ego ideals. That they love each other means they love the ...
It is the formidable character of the species to routinely seek the improbable, the difficult, even the impossible, as a source of pleasure and self-justification. Who would try to write poems, or nov...
Some people are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them....
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the ar...
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. Thoreau...
Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you....
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. You must be the change you want to see in the world. You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a...
Patience: All the while, John Rockefeller, with the dogged patience that would defeat scores of embattled competitors, waited determinedly in the wings. ... Rockefell...
"I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build." "The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must ha...
“Having gone though two university departments, I was fairly cultivated, thanks also to my long inertia, which I consider highly educational. He, on the contrary, was a great businessman, ignorant a...
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails...
"An entrepreneur to me just means someone who thinks out of the box and they're on a different beam. 1 + 1 doesn't equal 2. 1 + 1 equals 5 to them somehow." Michael Crooke, President & CEO, Patagonia,...
I just came across this amazing commencement speech to the graduating class of Villanova in June 2000 by the Pulitzer Prize winning author Anna Quindlen and wanted to share it with all of you as she m...
Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel A. Barker A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the ...
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. Peter F. Drucker I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entre...
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. Niccolo Machiavelli ...
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. Oscar Wilde The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. Oscar Wilde ...
While in Argentina, I came across this inspiring poem. Carpe diem! Moments If I could live my life again I’d try to make more mistakes, I wouldn't try to be so perfect, I’d be more relaxed, I’...
I recently came across an amazing site – BrainyQuote.com - with quotes from thousands of people from all walks of life. Here are a select few I often turn to when in need of inspiration: Goethe: ...
I suppose the concept of inspiring people through great oration is particularly appealing to me and when I am in need of inspiration I turn to reading or listening to amazing speeches. A recent favor...
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