Intellectual influence is the ability to dissolve disciplinary boundaries.
Category: Notes
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Dissolving Disciplinary Boundaries
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The Best Things In Life Are Free
The best things in life are free; the second best are very expensive.
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Shifting The Overton Window
In opposition, you move to the centre. In government, you move the centre.
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Nature’s Imagination
The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man.
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Neutrality In Crisis
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
– Dante
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Focus
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.
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The First Principle
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.
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Losing Reputation
Lose money for the firm, and I will be understanding. Lose a shred of reputation for the firm, and I will be ruthless.