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The Little Book of How to Survive THE BIG 30 and Beyond by Richard Hession (and selected quotes)

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The Little Book of How to Survive THE BIG 30 and Beyond by Richard Hession (and selected quotes)

Found this in my bros room… an itsy bitsy book with one liners of quips and quotes that apparently cover every dilemma and shlack. Started out with funny stuff and gradually moved to philosophical stuff. Took about 2 minutes to go through so not much to review… so here are some selected quotes instead.

Quotes:
- We are the people our mothers’ warned us against (John Lennon).
- Thirty is when everything new you feel is likely to be a symptom.
- The nice thing about being happy at 30 is that you never think you will be unhappy again.
- It’s better to be hated for whom you are, than loved for whom you are not.
- Better to be at the bottom of a ladder you want to climb than halfway up the one you don’t (The Office).
- Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
- Persuading me I am stupid is not a good way to win the argument.
- Some are wise and some are othewise.
- If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.

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Observation on GOVERNMENT … from Chetan Haria

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1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a Law firm and three or more, is a Congress.
John Adams

2. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.
Mark Twain

3. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
Winston Churchill

4. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
George Bernard Shaw

5. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
G. Gordon Liddy

6. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)

7. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
Douglas Casey, University Classmate of Bill Clinton

8. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
P. J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian

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Worth reading a million times (Chanakya quotes) … from Chetan Haria

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“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimized first.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC).

“Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

“The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. ! It will destroy you.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

“There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC

“Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

“As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)

“Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

“A man is great by deeds, not by birth..” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

“Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

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Brilliant Quotes from Anjana

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- If you born poor it’s not your mistake, but if you die poor it’s your mistake – Bill Gates

- In a day, when you don’t come across any problem – you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path – Swami Vivekananda

- The sentences for getting SUCCESS: a) know more than others, b) work more than others, c) expect less than others – William Shakespeare

- If you win you need not explain … But if you lose you should not be there to explain – Adolph Hitler

- Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting your self – Alen Strike

- Winning doesn’t always mean being first, winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before – Bonnie Blair

- I will not say I failed 1000 times, I will say that I discovered there are 1000 ways that can cause failure – Thomas Edison

- Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself – Leo Tolstoy

- Believing everybody is dangerous, believing nobody is very dangerous – Abraham Lincoln

- If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they had never tried a new thing in their life – Einstein

- Never break 4 things in your life – Trust, Promise, Heart and Relations because when they break they don’t make noise but pains a lot? – Charles???

- If you start judging people you will be having no time to love them – Mother Teresa

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Quotes from Ria

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From Ria
- Every art contributes to the biggest art. The art of living.
- It is desire that creates something desirable. But if the world and I don’t get along together then the world must change.
- You have one failing you must overcome. One thing you must learn if you are to be a completely happy man/woman, maybe the most important lesson in living. You must learn to say no. You do not know how to say no and thats a serious deficiency. It was very difficult for me to but once I did, life became much easier. (Paras note: This one’s helped the most)
Charlie Chaplin

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GREAT THOUGHTS OF GREAT PEOPLE FROM ALPA

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GREAT THOUGHTS OF GREAT PEOPLE FROM ALPA
- Respect cannot be demanded, it must be earned. Respect is earned only by giving it away.
- A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
- Never walk on the traveled path, because it only leads you where the others have been. (Graham Bell)
- Always, there is a drop of madness in love, yet always, there is a drop of reason in madness. (F Nietzshe)
- Time is very slow for those who wait, very fast for those who are scared, very long for those who lament, very short for those who celebrate. But, for those who love, time is eternity. (William Shakespeare)
- Many people lose the small joys, in hope for the big happiness. (Pearl S Buck)
- A good plan for today is better than a perfect plan for tomorrow. [George S Patton]
- Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit. (Bertrand Russel)
- If a drop of water falls in a lake, there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus, it shines like a pearl. We need to choose the best place where we can shine.
- When we reach for the stars, we may not quite get them, but we won’t come up with a handful of mud either. [Leo Burnett]
- In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is do the right thing. The worst thing you can do is do nothing. [Theodore Roosevelt]
- Love me when I less deserve it, because it’s then when I need it most. (Chinese Proverb)
- If I could return to youth, I would commit all those errors again, but a bit earlier. (Tallulah Bankhead)
- Nothing can be taught to a man; but it’s possible to help him to find the answer within himself. (Galileo Galilei)

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