The real killers in the business world aren’t the ones who aim for the top, it’s the ones who aim for two notches below the top. 606
Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it’s been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries. 1.3K
Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives. 614
Everybody has basically the same family, it’s just reconfigured slightly differently from one to the next. 704
People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people’s families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own. 687
If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween. 2.43K
Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn’t arrive. 557
It’s very strange that most people don’t care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. 623
