9th August 2024 "A man is about as big as the things that make him angry." — Winston Churchill
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8th August 2024 “You can’t get to old age by another man’s road. My vices protect me but they would assassinate you.” — Mark Twain
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7th August 2024 “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” — Kurt Vonnegut
Indian Math Prodigy on Indian Math Olympiad
This year India's IMO team created history! The team consisting of six boys secured fourth place (the best ever performance by India) and few individual medals/accolades. Here is an interesting interview of one of the team members, Rushil Mathur. Don't miss this if you love mathematics. https://youtu.be/DGaO7L1SOzA?si=FTKAP6bx5wChZj_Q
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6th August 2024 “The stock market is the only market where things go on sale and all the customers run out of the store.” — Cullen Roche
Warren Buffet and Elephant Gun
In his letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in 2011, Warren Buffett wrote about the need for major acquisitions to maintain growth in the company's non-insurance businesses. "We're prepared. Our elephant gun has been reloaded, and my trigger finger is itchy." Buffett said "Berkshire is contributing "something between" $12 and $13 billion of the deal", so... Continue Reading →
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5th August 2024 “Do not take life too seriously – you will never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard
The Jaw-Dropping Cost of Making Things on Your Own – Efficiency of Free Markets
I had come across the delightful story of how a pencil is made in "I, Pencil: My Family Tree as told to Leonard E. Read", which highlights why and how the modern free market economy works for all of us. This recent video on FutureIQ is an excellent short video to understand the story in... Continue Reading →
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4th August 2024 “People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid.” — Søren Kierkegaard
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3rd August 2024 “As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.” — Carl Jung
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