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“Only when information is combined with belief does it become knowledge, and only knowledge leads to action.”
"I define the deepest love as when you like someone’s personality, respect their values, and help them toward their goals in a long-term, committed relationship."
"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."
"There are three things that create a reserve currency: a strong economy, a strong military, and an open capital account. The United States has all three, but its relative position is declining, while China's is rising."
"The competition for control of the semiconductor supply chain is not just about economic dominance, but also about national security and geopolitical power."
"A Second Brain is an external, integrated digital system to store your most important ideas, notes, and tasks. It liberates your mind from having to remember, and allows it to engage in deep focus on the work that matters."
"I always felt like an outsider, like I didn't belong. But now I realize that my 'otherness' is my power."
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"The world is like a rodeo, and I'm going to keep riding until they drag my ass off the bronc."
"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."
"AI has the potential to fundamentally alter what it means to be human, but we need to ensure that we retain control over our own destiny."
"We are the only animals that can cooperate with numerous strangers because only we can invent fictional stories, spread them around, and convince millions of others to believe in them."
"You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing."
We must become a multi-planetary species ASAP
"The Blitz was not just a battle of bombs and buildings; it was a battle of wills, a test of endurance, a clash of values."
"We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes."
"Cuba is a place of perpetual revolution, where change is a constant and history is always in the making."
"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men."
"Every atom you possess has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to becoming you."
"The ideal of the local and the organic isn't an aesthetic decision. It's a moral and ethical decision."
"Internationalizing your life and assets can provide a hedge against political instability, economic downturns, and other risks that are beyond your control."
"Life is... an intricate dance of molecules choreographed by RNA"
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"Every creature is a universe of biochemical reactions and adaptations that have been fine-tuned by evolution for billions of years."
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"Addiction is not a sign of weakness or moral failing. It's a sign that we are human, with brains that are wired to seek out pleasure and avoid pain."
"Our relationship with the microbes that live within us is not just one of coexistence, but one of mutualism and symbiosis."
"The metaverse will challenge our assumptions about what is real, what is valuable, and what is possible."
"Tencent's founder, Pony Ma, has always been focused on the long-term, and he has consistently invested in new technologies and industries with an eye towards the future."
"Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day - Mother Nature's best effort yet at contra-death."
"In the age of AI, the most valuable commodity will be data, and those who control it will hold enormous power."
"When you're travelling, you're not only discovering a city or country or culture but through that process, you're learning about yourself"
"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."
"The beauty of evolution is that it can explain both the diversity and the unity of life."
"Innovation requires a long-term perspective and a willingness to invest in research and development, even when the benefits may not be immediate."
"The most important thing I have learned from space travel is that we are all in this together. We all have a responsibility to take care of our planet and to treat each other with kindness and respect."
"The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
"Extremists have shown what frightens them most: a girl with a book."
"The idea of the Russian soul – with its mix of melancholy, fatalism, and spirituality – has always been a central part of Russian identity and culture."
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science."
"The greatest tragedy of mankind is that people hold opinions without ever testing them against reality."
"For me, becoming isn't about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self."
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"Productivity is not just about getting things done, it's about achieving our goals and living a meaningful life."
"The real danger is not terrorists, but a government that tries to control every aspect of our lives in the name of security."
"There's a certain kind of magic that happens when you're up there in the mountains, a sense of freedom and possibility that you just don't find anywhere else."
"I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars."
"History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves."
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"Steve was always searching for simplicity, for the essence of a product or an idea. He had an extraordinary ability to focus on what was important and eliminate everything else."
"When you think you're done, you're only at 40% of what your body is capable of doing. That's just the limit we put on ourselves."
"Science made the bomb possible, but it was politics that brought it into existence."
"The road to success is through commitment, and through the strength to drive through that commitment when it gets hard."
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."
2019 was the last great year for the world economy
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
"Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses."
"The universe and the laws of physics seem to have been specifically designed for us. If any of about 40 physical qualities had more than slightly different values, life as we know it couldn't exist."
"I am furiously happy because I love life, and if you love life, you'll love the things that remind you of the joy of living, like random strangers, puppies, and the smell of rain."
