We always question what journalists and politicians are trying to convince us of, but have you tried questioning what you're trying to convince yourself of? - Gurwinder

I’m more concerned about controlling the downside. Learn to take the losses. The most important thing in making money is not letting your losses get out of hand. - Marty Schwartz

Understanding does not depend on knowing a lot of facts as such, but on having the right concepts, explanations and theories. - David Deutsch

No matter how great it may be, no recompense is allotted to any virtue which has passed into custom: I doubt we would ever call it great once it was usual. - Montaigne

Only the free market and innovation generates wealth. - @tokteacher

You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer. - Eckhart Tolle

The trick isn't being a good person, that's easy. The trick is staying a good person when the world offers you rewards for doing bad things. - Ase Deliri

Self-talk strategies: If you need confidence, talk to yourself the way you would talk to a friend. If you need persistence, talk to yourself the way you would talk to a student. If you need patience, talk to yourself the way you would talk to a child. - James Clear

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. - Mahatma Gandhi

To doubt everything, or, to believe everything, are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Henri Poincaré

A near-miss, interpreted correctly, is a great teacher. - zeynep tufekci

Be optimistic in general, but skeptical about the specifics. - Naval

There’s no room for facts when our minds are occupied by fear. - Hans Rosling

Every time you think you’ve found a shortcut, look for the traps. There is no shortcut, only invisible trade-offs. - Orange Book 🍊📖

The open society is one in which men have learned to be to some extent critical of taboos, and to base decisions on the authority of their own intelligence. - Karl Popper

Giving too much can be a sign of desperation, as if you were trying to buy someone. - Robert Greene

If you don't like where you are, change it. You're not a tree. - Jim Rohn

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. - Carl Jung

Pleasant experiences make life delightful, but they don’t lead to growth in themselves. What leads to growth is painful experiences. - Anthony DeMello

What we are after is the ROOT and not the branches. The root is the real knowledge; the branches are surface knowledge. - Bruce Lee