“I pass with relief from the tossing sea of Cause and Theory to the firm ground of Result and Fact.”
— Winston Churchill Primary source“Being able to recognize that you are wrong is a godsend.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“The absence of romance in my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest; but if it be judged useful by those inquirers who desire an exact knowledge of the past as an aid to the interpretation of the future, which in the course of human things must resemble if it does not reflect it, I shall be content. In fine, I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all time.”
— Thucydides Primary source“If Jack’s in love, he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The life of Darwin demonstrates how a turtle may outrun a hare, aided by extreme objectivity, which helps the objective person end up like the only player without a blindfold in a game of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“There’s hardly anything more important than being rational or objective.”
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