“The way Theranos is operating is like trying to build a bus while you’re driving the bus. Someone is going to get killed.”
Tag: best nonfiction
21 Lessons for the 21 Century
“To run fast, don’t take much luggage with you. Leave all your illusions behind. They are very heavy.”— Yuval Noah Harari
A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
“Was Hitler mad?””Corollary questions are: Were Nazi leaders mentally ill? Was the German nation, as a whole, deranged?” ― S. Nassir Ghaemi
The 48 Laws of Power
“Be wary of friends—they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
“Death. It doesn’t have to be boring.”― Mary Roach, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers