“The average college GPA for a self-made millionaire is somewhere in the low B range. But at some crucial point in their lives, somebody told them they were too stupid to do something and they set out to prove the bastards wrong.”Tagged: character, Failure, Success, success advice, Advice
“We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we can’t be wise with other men’s wisdom.” That’s because wisdom isn’t a body of information. It’s the moral quality of knowing what you don’t know and figuring out a way to handle your ignorance, uncertainty, and limitation.”Tagged: How To Think, character, The Person You'll Become
“We don’t become better because we acquire new information. We become better because we acquire better loves. We don’t become what we know. Education is a process of love formation. When you go to a school, it should offer you new things to love.”Tagged: character, Love, Becoming, The Person You'll Become
“The sensitive person understands that each person's ordeal is unique and should not be compared to anyone else's. Next, they do the practical things: making lunch, dusting the room, washing the towels. They don't try to minimize what is going on. They don't attempt to reassure with false, saccharine…”Tagged: How To Think, Philosophy, character, Thought Leading
“Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the greatest success, which is humility and learning.”Tagged: character, Principle, Philosophy, Thinking, Thought
“Love is the strongest kind of army because it generates no resistance.”Tagged: Philosophy, character, Thinking, Thought
“Self-respect is not the same as self-confidence or self-esteem. Self-respect is not based on IQ or any of the mental or physical gifts that help get you into a competitive college. It is not comparative. It is not earned by being better than other people at something. It is earned by being better…”Tagged: Philosophy, How To Think, character, Self-Development