“I have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It's a terminal disease with an average lifespan of two to five years post-diagnosis, and scientists don't know what causes it. ALS prevents your brain from talking to your muscles. As a result, muscles die. As a result, every 90 minutes people die. I am a person.” PeopleKnowsYearsPersonsHas BeensTwoDiesCausesResultsBrainTalkingFiveMinutesDiseaseScientistAveragePostsMusclesFive YearsAlsDiagnosisTerminalTerminal Disease Author:Steve Gleason
“The first five years of my career, I was Inmate #1, Bad Guy #1 and Mean Guy #1. I had a great career going, until somebody told me that I was typecast. I said, "Well, what's typecast?" And they said, "Well, you're always playing the mean Chicano dude with tattoos." I thought about that and I said, "Wait a minute! I am the mean Chicano dude with tattoos, so somebody is getting it right."” YearsFirstsWellsMeanSaidGuyWaitingCareersFiveMinutesFive YearsTattooThey SaidBad GuysInmatesMean Guy Author:Danny Trejo
“I did 30 Minute Meals for five years on local television, and I earned nothing the first two years. Then I earned $50 a segment. I spent more than that on gas and groceries, but I really enjoyed making the show and I loved going to a viewer's house each week. I knew I enjoyed it, so I stuck with it even though it cost me.” YearsFirstsTwoShowsHouseFiveWeekMinutesTelevisionCostStuckLocalsEnjoyedMealsFive YearsGasTwo YearsViewersGroceries Author:Rachael Ray
“My God, thank you. Thank you very much. I'm almost embarrassed by the response, but when I see this, I know that the twenty five years that I've spent trying to make you happy every night of your life was worth every damn minute of it.” KnowsTryingYearsNightFiveMinutesTwentiesResponseDamnFive YearsEvery NightEmbarrassedMake You HappyTwenty Five Author:Ric Flair
“Warren Buffett has said many times that people either get value investing in five minutes or they won't get it in five years. So, there is something in the human brain, that for some of us, makes all the difference in the world right away and the patience it requires is part of the wiring process.” PeopleWorldYearsHumansSaidValuesProcessDifferencesBrainFiveMinutesInvestingFive YearsFive MinutesHuman BrainBuffettWiringWarren Buffet Author:Mohnish Pabrai