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Shared by JohnH
\n
\nAha! Now we see where all those tweets were coming from. Links above to full list. HatTip to Dave Lull.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

121-
\nA few Aphorisms<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/h2>\n

\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028In science you need to
\nunderstand the world; in business you need others to misunderstand
\nit.\n<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/font>\u2028\u2028I
\nwonder if a lion (or a cannibal) would pay a high premium for
\nfree-range humans.\n<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/font>\u2028\u2028Writing
\nis the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.\u00a0\u00a0\u2028<\/font>\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n

You know you have influence when people
\nstart noticing your absence more than the presence of others.\n<\/p>\n

The differences between Goldman Sachs &
\nthe mafia: GS has a better legal-regulatory expertise; but the mafia
\nunderstands public opinion.\n<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/font>\u2028<\/font>\u2028Writers
\nare (always) remembered by their best books, politicians are (mostly)
\nremembered by their worst mistakes, businessmen are never remembered
\nfor anything\n<\/p>\n

\u2028\u2028If you want people to read a
\nbook, tell them it is overrated.\n<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/font>\u2028In
\nnature we never repeat the same motion. In captivity (office, gym,
\ncommute, sports), life is just repetitive stress injury. No
\nrandomness.<\/p>\n

Common minds find similarities in stories (& situations),
\nfiner minds detect differences [Essay on the Universal & the
\nParticular] \u2028<\/font>
\n<\/span><\/font><\/a>\u00a0<\/font><\/p>\n

\u2028The 20th C was the bankruptcy of the social utopia. The 21st
\nwill be that of the technological one. [From one Procrustean
\nbed to another.]<\/font><\/p>\n

\u2028I trust those who earn their living lying on their back more
\nthan those who do so sitting on a chair (hint: I read in bed…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shared by JohnH <\/p>\n

Aha! Now we see where all those tweets were coming from. Links above to full list. HatTip to Dave Lull.
\n121-
\nA few Aphorisms
\n\u2028\u2028\u2028\u2028In science you need to
\nunderstand the world; in business you need others to misunderstand
\nit. <\/p>\n

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