I thought I knew it all. Again, I knew absolutely nothing.
It is one thing to write a good sentence, another to write a good book.
We live in a capitalist system; anyone who believes they are above this system or purer than this system, even while shopping at the cute organic market across the street or taking a hiking vacation to Guatemala, is certifiable.
To think of the myriad ways that we live is to think of the ways that we die: Delinquent in our brains, in debt-- If we settle, then, our due account and walk through the forest, Will we finally be free?
It should be everyone's right in a capitalist system to have some way to take advantage of compound interest.
When I moved to New York, the reputation just followed me, and I am regularly invited to play in home games, by writers in particular, though finance folk also invite me on occasion.
What separates the professionally successful. . . from all the rest is their ability to stay steady, to have stamina. It is one thing to write a good sentence, another to write a good book.
The desire to kill is like the desire to attack another with a red hot iron. I have to pick up the incandescent metal and burn my own hand while burning the other person. Hate itself is the seed of death in my own heart while it seeks death of another. Love is the seed of life in my own heart while it seeks the good of another.
I have long believed that the only way peace can be achieved is through world government.
If you believe that there's a being superior to yourself and that will guide you, strengthen you that helps a lot but, you know, you just have to stay the course. You just got to stay in there. You cannot be waffling or taking a poll to see what people think. You have to do what you think is right.
Who would you talk to? That is the first question for almost any startup that you need to answer. Who is my user and where am I going to find them?