Society
The Stages
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” -Arthur Schopenhauer
A Target
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” -Arthur Schopenhauer
Respect & Attention
“We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.” -Alain de Botton
Believe In Everything
“When men stop believing in God, it isn’t that they then believe in nothing: they believe in everything.” -Umberto Eco
Free Enterprise
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” -Winston Churchill
A Grain Of Sand
“An individual in a crowd is a grain of sand amid other grains of sand, which the wind stirs up at will.” -Gustave Lebon
Crowd Psychology
“Decisions of the crowd are often made at the level of its least intelligent member.” -Alan T. Norman
Collective Imaginations
“Our future prosperity depends on the quality of our collective imaginations.“ -Eric Ries
