Quotes About Insight

The older I get, the more time I spend—as a percentage of each day—on crafting better questions. In my experience, going from 1x to 10x, from 10x to 100x, and from 100x to (when Lady Luck really smiles) 1000x returns in various areas has been a product of better questions.

clarity of writing indicates clarity of thinking.

We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."—John F. Kennedy

That cliché you ignored like a throwaway fortune cookie? Suddenly it makes sense and moves mountains

what if I asked 100+ brilliant people the very questions I want to answer for myself? Or somehow got them to guide me in the right direction?

La verdad es que no me importa la nota que saques en el examen de vocabulario. Lo que me importa es si tienes algo que decir".»

y también para saber a dónde se está conectando.

Many of the one-liners teach volumes.

Truth is that which has predictive power.

Creo que la claridad por escrito revela claridad de pensamiento».

The spaces between the perceiver and the thing perceived can [...] be closed with a shout of recognition.

CHAPTER 1. THE GOSPEL OF GNOSIS   I will reveal to you what no eye can see, what no ear can hear, what no hand can touch, what cannot be conceived by the human mind. Jesus, The Gospel of Thomas

America should do a reverse Columbus. The world no longer needs to discover America; but America urgently needs to discover the world's view of America.

Just Say Know

My words must be shaped by your need. An ambassador's words always address the person's true need of the moment.

History does not repeat, but it does instruct

Learn from peers in other countries.

History does not repeat, but it does instruct. As

To find other people incomprehensible is to abandon the search for understanding, and thus to abandon history.

For the reporters, the heroes of our time

Still, even when false, legends can be most informative.

When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.

He [Shakespeare] was a wordsmith who loved to act and to see things from many points of view.(...) His genius lay in being able to see all sides of an argument.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.