Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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MK Gandhi and Cyril Connolly: Obesity and poverty
Image via Wikipedia “Obesity is a mental state, a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment.” —Cyril Connolly, critic and editor (1903-1974). Poverty is the worst form of violence. —Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948).
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Charlie Munger: Value investing
“The whole concept of dividing it up into ‘value’ and ‘growth’ strikes me as twaddle. It’s convenient for a bunch of pension fund consultants to get fees prattling about and a way for one advisor to distinguish himself from another. But, to me, all intelligent investing is value investing.” – Charlie Munger
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George Leslie Brook: Standard English
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Standard English is a convenient abstraction, like the average man. -George Leslie Brook, English professor, author (1910-1987) http://www.wordsmith.org
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Steve Ruggeri: Hunting
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/HP8468-001 When we have exposed the specious reasoning of the hunters’ apologists and stripped their sport of its counterfeit legitimacy, the naked brutality of hunting defines itself: killing for the fun of it. -Steve Ruggeri, former hunter and activist (1949-1998)
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Maya Angelou: Diversity
We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color. -Maya Angelou, poet (b. 1928, d. 2014)
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Woody Allen: Good excuse
Image via Wikipedia Woody Allen via last.fm “If God exists, I hope he has a good excuse.” —Woody Allen, author, actor, and filmmaker (b. 1935).
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Peter Singer: Ethics and its progress
In an earlier stage of our development most human groups held to a tribal ethic. Members of the tribe were protected, but people of other tribes could be robbed or killed as one pleased. Gradually the circle of protection expanded, but as recently as 150 years ago we did not include blacks. So African human…
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Friedrich Nietzsche: Thoughts
“Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier, and simpler.” —Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher (1844-1900).
