Pets (Churchill Quote)
Chaplin "Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you. Give me a pig. He just looks you in the eye and treats you as an...
Category: Maxims
Tell Me
Don’t tell me what you “think,” just tell me what’s in your portfolio. Nassim Taleb in Skin in the...
Russia (Churchill Quote)
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston...
Looking Ahead (Churchill Quote)
"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see." Winston...
The Mob
The mob hates due process Photo of the Tsars family before they were killed by the...
Journalists
"Journalists worry considerably more about the opinion of other journalists than the judgment of their...
Socialism (Churchill Quote)
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal...
Catherine the Great
We are going to visit Russia so I'm reading a few books that are relevant. One is Catherine the Great by Robert...
What is an Adventure
"If you do not undertake a risk of real harm, reparable or even potentially irreparable, from an adventure, it is not...
Against Democracy (Churchill Quote)
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." Winston...
