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Eric Hoffer quote
“When our mode of life is so precarious as to make it patent that we cannot control the circumstances of our existence, we tend to stick to the proven and the familiar. We counteract a deep feeling of insecurity by making of our existence a fixed routine. We hereby acquire the illusion that we have tamed the unpredictable.” –Eric Hoffer, The True Believer
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Rational Walk reviews the book Berkshire Beyond Buffett (LINK) Elizabeth Holmes at TEDMED 2014 (video) [H/T Will] (LINK) Related previous post: Elizabeth Holmes interview at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco ’14Andrew Smithers: The US is a huge hedge...
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Idoctor Could A Smartphone Be The Future Of Medicine
Link .................... Related previous posts: Eric Topol on EconTalk Health at Google: Eric Topol Related book: The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care
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Eric Hoffer Quote
Thanks to Daniel for passing this quote along. "It goes without saying that the fanatic is convinced that the cause he holds on to is monolithic and eternal - a rock of ages. Still, his sense of security is derived from his passionate attachment and not...
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Albert Einstein Letter Which He Uses To Say Religion Is ‘childish’ Goes Up For Auction For £1.85million
Thanks to Daniel for passing this along. A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein in which he calls religion 'childish' is to be sold at auction - with a starting price of £1.85million. The Nobel Prize-winning scientist questions the existence...
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East Coast Asset Management's Q2 Letter
Found via Market Folly. In our Q2 letter you will find an update on our portfolio and general market observations. Each quarter we highlight one component of our investment process - this quarter we discuss the “compounder” category, and specifically...
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