All nation-states look homogeneous only from the outside. On the inside, they are divided into multiple groups, separated by languages, religions, races, customs, tribal feud, and who knows what else.
Most neighbors have something nasty to say about each other.
You can taste the best steak in Argentina, the best vareniki – in Ukraine, the best spicy food – in Thailand, and the best of everything else – in Italy.
It is possible to get admission to any sporting event in the world, but the best view will be in front of your own large screen TV.
You can’t force people to do anything that they don’t want to do. And in the unlikely event that you succeed – the people will find a way to do a lousy job.
The sightseeing is a lot more interesting before a meal than after.
A free meal does wonders for establishing goodwill among people.
Most people prefer to forward someone else’s e-mails than writing their own.
The financial freedom does not guarantee freedom from illnesses and accidents.
The Stone Age didn’t end because the humans ran out of stones. Similarly, the Oil Age should end well before humans will run out of oil.
“Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell”. Elizabeth Warren
The key of success is to live in harmony; to have a feeling that life is generous; to enjoy the people around you and the little pleasures of every day: meals, sleep, projects, relationships.
“When a poor man eats a chicken, it means that one of them is sick.” Fiddler on the Roof
“It is better to be interested than interesting”. Jane Fonda.
“Vision without the appropriate resources is a hallucination” The Pentagon
Tragedy of Asia – even when there was knowledge, there was no learning.
The world is moving from anti-Americanism to post-Americanism, from hate to indifference.
In the past, countries with small population were able to control the world. Now the giants are awakening and will want to play the deserved role.
The US has globalized the world, but along the way had forgotten to globalize itself.
Innovator is someone who knows 99% of what everyone else knows and invents 1% of what nobody knows.
A series of great opportunities disguised as insurmountable challenges.
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
“Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.” Mark Twain
“When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!” David Starr Jordan
American values and interests do not always coincide. Perhaps they rarely coincide.
“You are only as good as the people surrounding you” Napoleon Hill.
“The successful are those who had been given opportunities and who have had the strength and presence of mind to cease them.” Malcolm Gladwell “Outliers”
