Tuesday, October 30, 2007
UGK (Mahesh Bhat Biography)
Definition of a True GURU:
'A guru is one who tells you to throw away all crutches. He would ask you to walk and if you fall, he would say that you will rise and walk.'
UGK (Mahesh Bhat Biography)
On Gurus,
Gurus play a social role. So do prostitutes. Unfortunately, in society, what the gurus are offering is not only socially acceptable but also considered the be-all and end-all of our existence. The others are not. You choose what suits you best..
Monday, October 29, 2007
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand
Wall St journal Oct 10 2007 by David Kelley, Capitalist Heroes. (Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged)
At a crucial point in the novel, the industrialist Hank Rearden is on trial for violating an arbitrary economic regualtion. Instead of apologiing for his pursuit of profit or seeking mercy on the basis of Philanthropy, he says, “I work for nothing but my own profit – which I make by selling a product they need to men who are willing and able to buy it. I do not produce it for their benefit at the expense of mine, and they do not buy it for my benefit at the expense of theirs; I do not sacrifice my interests to them nor do they sacrifice theirs to me; we deal as equals by mutual consent to mutual advantage-and I am proud of every penny that I have earned in this manner…”
32 and over a 100million and counting
Spending money is a fine pursuit, and anyone’s welcome to do it,” said Scott Banister, a close friend of Mr. Levchin’s since college who recently sold an antispam company to Cisco for $830 million and is now working on a social networking site, Zivity, which he describes as a “cross between Playboy and American Idol.”
“But then obviously at that point, you’re spending,” he said, “not producing.”
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