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By James Strock
By James Strock
Generational chauvinism is rampant today. Many if not most people regard their generation as superior to all others. They presume themselves more enlightened than other generations. Such an …
By James Strock
The simplest theory of Warren Buffett is that a lot of his value-add comes from his ability [to combine characteristics that many suppose to be contradictory]. The trick is to be …
By James Strock
By James Strock
In The River of Doubt Candace Millard provides us with a supreme treat – an edge-of-the-seat account of one of the most harrowing and dangerous exploratory journeys of the past century; a revelation …
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By James Strock
Clare Boothe Luce famously declared that even the most consequential leaders merit a single sentence in memory. Amid a political career of notable longevity, Helmut Kohl will surely be recalled for …
“There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder… It is war-worn Hotspur, spent with hard fighting, he of the many errors and valiant end, over whose memory we love to linger, not over the memory of the young lord who ‘but for the vile guns would have been a valiant soldier.'”
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.”
Who Am I Serving?
How Can I Best Serve?
Am I Making My Unique Contribution?
What Am I Becoming?
“History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. People get the history they deserve.”