Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are:
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Do not quote yourself.
Do not quote from Less Wrong itself, HPMoR, Eliezer Yudkowsky, or Robin Hanson. If you'd like to revive an old quote from one of those sources, please do so here.
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Provide sufficient information (URL, title, date, page number, etc.) to enable a reader to find the place where you read the quote, or its original source if available. Do not quote with only a name.
a very successful pro football career (ie, top 0.0002 athletes)
an acclaimed/highly successful training/coaching/public speaking/inspirational speaking career
pastor, pro-writer, sports coach, successful serial entrepreneur
utilons, hedons, altruist-ons, successfully getting others to win - by most measures, few people have won as much, as quickly, as he has, at about 60% through their life expectancy
Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are: