“I'd say it's that most people think that very wealthy people take huge risks and that's why they have huge rewards. But the very best on earth are completely obsessed with not losing money. That sounds overly simplistic, but they know that if you lost 50 percent, it takes 100 percent to get even. Most people don't make that math in their head, so it takes years and years. They are obsessed with not losing money.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsYearsEarthLostSoundRiskHugeLosingPercentRewardsMathObsessedWealthyLosing Money Author:Tony Robbins
“Because the math is, if you - 5 percent of a million is a lot more than 5 percent of a thousand. So yeah, someone who makes more money, numerically, it's gonna be higher. But the greatest gains, percentage-wise, for people, are gonna be at the lower end of our plan.” PeopleIfsEndsMillionsWisePlansHigherThousandPercentGainsYeahMathMore MoneyPercentages Author:Ted Cruz
“Fifty percent of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class - Hope your surgery went well!” WellsHalfClassPercentDoctorsMathematicsBottomMathFiftyGraduatesSurgeryNumbers And MathFunny MathematicsMath Class Book:Rules of Attraction Source: Rules of Attraction
“There was quite a lot of competitiveness about it, with everybody wanting to beat not only cancer itself, but also the other people in the room. Like, I realize that this is irrational, but when they tell you that you have, say, a 20 percent chance of living five years, the math kicks in and you figure that’s one in five . . . so you look around and think, as any healthy person would: I gotta outlast four of these bastards.” PeopleThinkingYearsLooksPersonsRealRealizingChanceRoomsFiveFourFiguresHealthyBeatsPercentCancerMathKicksFive YearsIrrationalCompetitivenessHealthy Person Book:Looking for Alaska Source: Looking for Alaska