Polojko's Blog! – Page 96 – "The only person you can't learn from is yourself"

Purpose

Acquisition of knowledge has to be purposeful. Otherwise, it’s just trivial.

“Playing it safe” is a losing strategy in life.

If you live your life as a “not to lose” game, in the end, you’ll lose everything.

Buddhists are better Christians.

Require a common-sense test for public office candidates?

In capitalism, they worship Jesus, but don’t accept his teachings. In socialism, they banned religion, but lived more according to his teachings.

My life’s achievement: I’ve successfully avoided all the revolutions, thus far.

I despise myself for being a conformist.

Things are only worth doing if you don’t know how they end. Something like art.

Pain is only real when it’s personal.