“Innovators and creators are persons who can to a higher degree than average accept the condition of aloneness. They are more willing to follow their own vision, even when it takes them far from the mainland of the human community. Unexplored places do not frighten them- or not, at any rate, as much as they frighten those around them. This is one of the secrets of their power. That which we call genius has a great deal to do with courage and daring, a great deal to do with nerve.” HumansPersonsCommunityDealsSecretAcceptingVisionConditionsWillingGeniusHigherDegreesRateAverageCreatorNervesDaringInnovatorsUnexplored Author:Nathaniel Branden
“Value investing requires a great deal of hard work, unusually strict discipline, and a long-term investment horizon. Few are willing and able to devote sufficient time and effort to become value investors, and only a fraction of those have the proper mind-set to succeed.” MindLongHardAbleValuesTermDealsEffortWillingHard WorkDisciplineSucceedInvestmentInvestingLong TermSufficientHorizonInvestorsStrictFractionsMind Set Author:Seth Klarman
“Women are called difficult and tough when (1) we negotiate the best deal, (2) we are perfectionists in doing our job, (3) we are willing to work harder and longer than men are willing to, and (4) when we question anything - anything - that someone else is doing, particularly if that someone is a man.” IfsMenJobsDifficultDealsWillingHard WorkToughHarderWork HarderPerfectionist Book:Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve Source: Feminine Force: Release the Power Within You to Create the Life You Deserve
“If you're willing to put in the work, the idea is that you should be able to raise a family and own a home, not go bankrupt because you got sick, 'cause you've got some health insurance that helps you deal with those difficult times; that you can send your kids to college; that you can put some money away for retirement. That's all most people want. Folks don't have unrealistic ambitions. They do believe that if they work hard, they should be able to achieve that small measure of an American dream.” PeopleIfsWantShouldBelieveIdeasHardHelpingHomeDreamKidsAbleCausesDifficultDealsAchieveCollegeWillingHard WorkAmbitionSickRaisesFolksRetirementAmerican DreamDifficult Times Author:Barack Obama
“Well I can tell you that for me generally speaking that I think things that I deal with are all to do with not accepting things, not excepting life on life's terms. My life becomes a lot easier when I'm willing to just accept. I don't have to like circumstances as they are, but I have to accept them and that's where I always seem to get thrown, when I try to will my way instead of accept things the way they are.” ThinkingWayTryingWellsI CanSeemsTermDealsAcceptingWillingCircumstancesEasierMy WayThrownAccepting Things Author:Matt Dillon
“Coming up with lectures is a huge amount of work. I was willing to do one lecture for Gresham because I was honored to have been invited, but to create lectures for a class would probably require that I shut down everything else and concentrate on lectures for a couple of years. Then there would be many, many other skills that I'd have to learn, such as how to sit through a faculty meeting, how to deal with students, etc. It is really not in the cards for me. It's not who I am or what I do. I'm a novelist.” YearsHas BeensWould BeDealsClassStudentsWillingHugeAmountCoupleSkillsMeetingsWho I AmCardsNovelistsEtcFacultyHonoredInvitedLectures Author:Neal Stephenson