“But facts always convince, and another man's opinion rarely convinces.” MenFactsOpinionConvinceAnother Man Book:Phineas Redux Source: Phineas Redux
“The core tenant of what I teach is there are no facts inside the building. When we come up with a new idea, we tend to slide into our own reality distortion field to convince ourselves and others. And that's not healthy.” IdeasFactsRealityTeachFieldsBuildingHealthyCome UpCoreConvinceNew IdeasSlidesDistortionTenants Author:Steve Blank
“Only someone as puffed up and demented as John Maynard Keynes, every left wing fascist's sainted mentor in this connection, could manage to convince himself that taxing America's Productive Class can restore it to prosperity. In point of fact, it's like screwing for chastity, guzzling alcohol for sobriety, or gorging to fight gluttony. It's like killing indiscriminately for peace - oops, Democrats, Republicans and their moral and spiritual ilk have devoutly believed that particular bit of perverse nonsense since at least the War of 1812.” WarFactsAmericaSpiritualFightingLeftBitsMoralClassParticularRepublicanConnectionsWingsDemocratKillingProsperityAlcoholManageProductiveNonsenseConvinceMentorFascistsSobrietyChastityLeft WingGluttonyDementedKeynesWar Of 1812 Author:L. Neil Smith