Quotes from "Tools of Titans"

 

Here are interesting quotes from the book 'Tools of Titans'

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

The goal of investing has always been simple: To allocate resources to improve quality of life.

All of my biggest wins have come from leveraging strengths instead of fixing weaknesses.

Write to please just one person, yourself.

Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

Work will work when nothing else will work.

Many a false step was made by standing still.

Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

My trauma therapist said every time you meet someone, just in you head say ,'I love you' before you have a conversation with them, and that conversation is going to go a lot better.

Listening is about being present, not just being quiet.

Just take on the pain, and wear it as a shirt.

Two words for conflict resolution: "say less".

General fame is overrated. You want to be famous to 2,000 to 3,000 people you handpick.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.

10% of people will find a way to take anything personally. Expect it and treat it as math. anticipate, don't react.

You can't reason someone out of something they didn't reason themselves into.

You must never, ever fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.

Anger is a hot coal that you hold in your hand while waiting to throw it at someone else.

The big question I ask is, 'when I had the opportunity, did I choose courage over comfort ?'

Be a skeptic, don't be a cynic.

We are simultaneously gods and worms.

I don't want to say crippling anxieties, but definitely ever-pervasive fears in my life growing up were unnecessary. A lot of time was wasted, a lot of energy was wasted, being worried.

Did I spend today chasing mice or hunting antelope?

In the beginning of your career, you spend time to earn money. Once you hit your stride in any capacity, you should spend money to earn time.

As a black comedian, you can not be half-assed. You're either great or you don't exist.

Life is not waiting for the storm to pass, it's learning how to dance in the rain.

They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds.

The letters I-M are all that lies between 'possible' and 'impossible' which means 'I'm' the only thing between 'Possible' and 'Impossible' so every day I choose to do the I'mpossible.

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

It's not about ideas, it's about making ideas happen.

Read about 5 monkeys experiment, really interesting.

Happy reading !!!