Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.
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Amelia EarhartLast Flight (1937)
About Amelia Earhart
Aviation pioneer and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. (1897-1937)
More from Amelia Earhart
- Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.Poem written c. 1928, published in Amelia, My Courageous Sister (1987)
- The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do.As quoted in Soaring Wings by George Palmer Putnam (1939)
- Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.Letter to George Palmer Putnam (1937), published in Last Flight
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- The investor's chief problem, and even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself.Benjamin Graham
- Principles are fundamental truths that serve as the foundations for behavior that gets you what you want out of life.Ray Dalio
- Play iterated games. All the returns in life, whether in wealth, relationships, or knowledge, come from compound interest.Naval Ravikant
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