"The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong." Thomas Carlyle

"Hurry is the weakness of fools." Baltasar Gracian

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." Goethe

Today's image: The Atomic Explosion and Mushroom Fallout at Sunset by Stuck in Customs. Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

"...the essential skill of the next fifty years: crisis management." Joshua Cooper Ramo has written a thought-provoking book that deserves your attention. The Age of the Unthinkable. Why the new world disorder constantly surprises us and what we can do about it. Good read. Amazon info, here.

Bonus: Connect the dots and you'll enjoy reading The Pretence of Knowledge, the Nobel Prize lecture by Friedrich August von Hayek here.

Have a wonderful weekend. See you next week in a brand new show.