Truisms of Wisdom
- “Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “Show me a hero worshipper and I will show you a sucker – and a tragedy waiting to happen.”
- “A sucker is a true believer you disagree with or dislike. A true believer is a sucker you admire.”
- “Religion exists so fools do not have to think for themselves.”
- “Propaganda exists because writers and artists need a means of selling their services.”
- “A philosophy is simply a faith that has not found its followers yet.”
- “A faith is simply a philosophy with a follower.”
- “There is nothing more tragic than a true believer that realizes she has been duped by her hero.”
- “Religions never die they just come back in new and more subtle forms.”
- “The good old days exist only in the imagination of those who are bored with the present.”
- “Nostalgia is the first refuge of those with no imagination.”
- “Nostalgia is one of the most dangerous diseases on Earth. The person who discovers a cure for it will become a billionaire.”
- “Never confuse nostalgia with history. History is an attempt to create a record of what really occurred; nostalgia is an attempt to replace history with fantasy.”
- “Luck is what occurs when a person or entity you dislike succeeds.”
- “90% of effective communication is listening. Sadly, most people are incapable of that simple act.”
- “Most geniuses are simply people smart enough to pay attention.”
- “Effective learning consists of shutting your mouth and paying attention.”