Oprah Winfrey’s 2008 Stanford Commencement Address

Oprah Winfrey’s 2008 Stanford Commencement Address

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Quote

Tim Ferriss, the author of The 4-Hour Work Week , has a great post on a great quote from Robert Heinlein’s The Notebooks of Lazarus Long

Lazarus Philosophy: The Danger of Expectations and The Beauty of Duty

Do not confuse “duty” with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad [a thief] than it is to deal with a leech who wants “just a few minutes of your time, please – this won’t take long.” Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time – and squawk for more!

So learn to say no – and to be rude about it when necessary.

Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don’t do it because it is “expected” of you.

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Martin Luther King Day, Jr. Day

Words by the great Martin Luther King, Jr. :

“A right delayed is a right denied.”

“The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important. “

“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.“

“I am not interested in power for power’s sake, but I’m interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.“

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.“

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Quote of the Day

“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”

-Albert Einstein

I am sure Albert had a different meaning for saying what he said X years ago than what I am about to interpret it as.

There are times when I’ve felt that I’ve been going to school to get the degree rather than to learn. “Go to college to get an education (even if it means you don’t learn direct material that is applicable to your future job)” is what the general public says. Regardless of what I think, going to school is what “needs” to be done right now. Even though, I’ve experience tremendous conceptual and intellectual growth in school, I still believe my education interferes with my learning.

Having said the above, I am now more confident that I have misinterpreted what Mr. Einstein meant.

Have a great day! I am still in all cash! (I have to learn how to short)

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Quotes

Mentality Shifting. (BTW: Didn’t touch the market today! =])

“When one door closes, another door opens: but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us” – Alexander Graham Bell

“Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a struggle and a victory.” – Ghandi

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