“Playing catch is often the first professional act of the day, it's a transition from personal life to team business. Lastly, as all position players think they can pitch, at least half of us are working on our off-speed stuff likely at the detriment of our elbows and shoulders, but we can't help it. It's too much fun. My changeup has come a long way since high school.” ThinkingWayFirstsLongHelpingSchoolFunStuffHalfToo MuchPlayerTeamPositionHigh SchoolSpeedShouldersTransitionPersonal LifeLong WayElbowsToo Much Fun Author:Fernando Perez
“Fantasy involves that which general opinion regards as impossible; science fiction involves that which general opinion regards as possible under the right circumstances. This is in essence a judgment call, since what is possible and what is not cannot be objectively known but is, rather, a subjective belief on the part of the reader.” BeliefFictionKnownOpinionFantasyImpossibleReaderCircumstancesJudgmentEssenceRegardScience FictionSubjective Book:Pandemonium Source: Pandemonium
“God gets the easiest performance reviews.” PerformancesReviewsPerformance Review Book:Afterparty Source: Afterparty
“The lingo used in the space is so arcane and out of date that investors have no context for the discussions. The failure to establish a clear, effective communication system has been the biggest sin private equity has committed.” Has BeensUsedSinSpaceClearCommunicationCommittedDiscussionInvestorsEquityEffective CommunicationArcanePrivate Equity Author:Bob Rice
“The only thing we need to sustain is the freedom to act on our judgment-which includes the freedom to use our property as we see fit. As long as we are free, we can keep the lights on and continue figuring out how to make them cheaper and brighter.” NeedsLongUseLightFitJudgmentPropertyBrighterCheaper Author:Craig Biddle
“Rational egoism is the only morality that is for human life; thus, it is the only morality that is actually moral. Those who choose to be rationally self-interested thereby make the most of their life - and they are morally good because of it.” HumansSelfMoralMoralityRationalHuman LifeEgoism Author:Craig Biddle
“Tightwaddery without creativity is deprivation. When there is a lack of resourcefulness, inventiveness, and innovation, thrift means doing without. When creativity combines with thrift you may be doing it without money, but you are not doing without.” MayMeanCreativityInnovationDeprivationThriftResourcefulnessInventiveness Author:Amy Dacyczyn
“The manufacturing of most goods harms the environment in one way or another. The culprit is not the factory, but it is we who buy what it produces. Therefore we should think carefully about items we purchase.” ThinkingWayShouldEnvironmentProduceHarmOne WayGoodsFactoriesItemsManufacturingCulprit Author:Amy Dacyczyn
“To write poetry, like sincere poetry, it is like performing heart surgery on yourself without anesthesia...in public...You are peeling back layers. You are dissecting yourself...You do not know what they [the audience] is going to do when you reach into yourself and rip out your organs to be displayed” KnowsWritingHeartAudiencePerformingSincereOrgansLayersSurgeryRipPeelingDissectingAnesthesiaHeart Surgery Author:Amir Sulaiman