18/08/12

Interesting: "“Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,” he once wrote. “Pretty girls tend to become insufferable because, being pretty, their faults are too much tolerated. Possessions entrap men, and wealth paralyzes them.”" "Without referring to any specific person, people who are given excessive advantages (whether it’s excessive money, fame, or looks) often face a much more difficult time developing a good personality. Of course, a ‘good personality’ is culturally defined by what the average person aspires to so there is an inherent gap between someone who has average assets and someone who has extreme assets but that’s another story. And there are definitely exceptions. And they are even more impressive for having a good personality despite the liability (from a personality viewpoint) of their advantages." All great rewards come only with risk: "Like every woman I know, I want the man to make the move. Why? Because if a man is sufficiently motivated, he WILL make the move. If he doesn’t, he was not sufficiently motivated. He should go find a woman that DOES motivate him. And then we can all watch as he goes after her relentlessly."