The risk climate of modernity is thus unsettling for everyone: no one escapes.Anthony GiddensModernityRisk Share this
The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.Clarence DarrowModernityRiskTruth Share this
To elope is cowardly; it is running away from danger; and danger has become so rare in modern life.Oscar WildeCourageModernityRisk Share this
To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Charlie Munger Achievement Deserving Success
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Jean Cocteau Deception Perception Reality
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Jean Cocteau Identity Individuality Rebellion
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Charlie Munger Worry
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Charlie Munger Criticism Past Stupidity