thomasmarriott
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Comment · 4 years ago
Benjamin Franklin.
Comment · 4 years ago
No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time – And What They Did Next by Chris Wright
Comment · 4 years ago
'...Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should We continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization...'
— Hirohito, August 14,1945
Comment · 7 years ago
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
-Einstein
Comment · 7 years ago
Jake Lodwick = Cofounder of Vimeo (acquired by IAC), first dev of CollegeHumor (acquired by IAC), and a serial investor.
Comment · 7 years ago
"An acquisition is always a failure" — Pando, 2013
"An acquisition, or an aqui-hire, is always a failure. Either the founders failed to achieve their goal, or – far likelier – they failed to dream big enough. The proper ambition for a tech entrepreneur should be to join the ranks of the great tech companies, or, at least, to create a profitable, independent company beloved by employees, customers, and shareholders."
https://pando.com/2013/04/02/an-acquisition-is-always-a-fail...
Comment · 7 years ago
Great book:
"No More Worlds to Conquer: Sixteen People Who Defined Their Time – And What They Did Next"
by Chris Wright
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
Ironic: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." —Gates, 1995
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#The_Road_Ahead_(199...
Comment · 7 years ago
"At its peak, the Apollo program employed 400,000 people and required the support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities."
Comment · 7 years ago
Exactly — THE WAY OUT IS UP:
Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
"I am persuaded no constitution was ever before so well calculated as ours for extensive empire and self government."
Full context of "empire": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Liberty