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“Quotist” means quote artist or writer. These are quotes about my random thoughts, analyses, practical knowledge, useful info you probably didn’t know, or interesting facts I have run into, occasionally. These are the first 15 quotes. 1. Most people falsely assume that “Rocky (1976)” is the first film Sylvester Stallone starred in – wrong! In Wikipedia, I actually counted that it’s the 18th movie he has ever appeared or taken a role in. Not giving up may be the key to success. 2. Along with our fundamental eating and sleeping desires, humans have a strange unrecognized desire ...

I still remember a lot of things about my cat. He passed away two years ago.

"Amanda Clayton was 24 when she won the Michigan State lottery of $1 million in 2011; she was a single mom of two, then. Unexpectedly, she was involved in welfare fraud soon after someone recorded her using a snap card (food stamps) at a gas station even after the windfall. Eventually, she was sentenced to nine months of probation and ordered to repay $5,500 in food and medical assistance to the State. Then, astonishingly, Amanda was found dead of OD in a friend's home in 2012; that was just one year after the winning and she was only 25. I wonder if she could have been OK until now if she ...

How was I able to grow $100 to almost $600,000 in the last 12 years? I don't like financial advisors who never made actual money on their own -- in fact, a lot of them have lost money or under the debt (even including Robert Kiyosaki in 2024), but we still buy their books. I can show you my financial situation just for once -- I know I will end up having way more than this later on. I still remember that I deposited my first $100 in the Sharebuilder account in 2011. There are three things I have learned from the market last 12 years.

This is the revised and expanded 2nd Edition of the original eBook Say No To TSLA. This is the address of the 1st Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BT8K2NSF This 2nd Edition is basically re-written with up-to-date information and one more reason was added.

Not many people were super fat during their youths. But as we get old, we tend to gain weight gradually; many end up being obese, especially in America.

Check these solutions if you are a married man who ran into a pretty girl; I wrote those based on my experience. Why do some men get popular as they get older? And why do some girls address them? This book is an extension from the Chapter 24 of UnBrokable* III.

"Why had Germany lost WWII? I think Germans focused on something not bringing them direct victory – they didn't fight in constructive ways. Killing Jewish didn't bring them any gain; it only created miseries on others, which was a waste of time, energy and resources on the German side. Deutschs could have used those to fight against enemies. Unless we strictly pursue our profits, we can lose one way or another. Do you know what is the most common trait among all the losers? They waste time – probably, they throw away energy and money, too. While it doesn't mean we should work to ...

"There is a franchise mogul named Baek in Korea; he owned more than 20 brand restaurants and hotels by 2018 and it was reported his net worth is $830 M. He is also a media personality like Chef Ramsey. There was a TV program called Solutions by Baek; struggling small restaurant owners visit him on the show and he suggests things to improve their businesses. I remember a food truck guy visited Baek in 2017; his main menus were green pepper corn dogs and curry corn dogs. Certainly, the problem was that he couldn't sell enough of these. Baek suggested mixing the sliced peppers in the dough ...

“Bam!” The robber hit my eyes hard with his gun. I am still not sure if it was a real gun or a fake one: All I can say is that it was a very heavy metallic object. As soon as I saw the gun, the first thing I thought of was that my wife was pregnant. She was right next to me at that moment, unfortunately. The robber asked me to open our cash register and dump the cash into his bag. I don’t think he knew that we barely had $160 cash for changes (possibly even less than that). I hesitated for a second and he hit my head. This story is about the true event which happened in a video game ...

"There is a Korean American artist named David Choe, who is best known for his graffiti and mural arts. In 2005, one of Facebook founders, Sean Parker, asked him to paint murals in the interior of Facebook's Silicon Valley office. Subsequently, in 2007, the current FB CEO Zuckerberg commissioned him to paint more murals for their next office. After finishing all the artwork, it’s said that Zuckerberg gave Choe a couple of payment options: “Would you like to get paid by $60,000 cash or Facebook stocks of that amount?” A little oddly, Choe chose the stocks even though the company was ...

“Quotist” means quote artist or writer. These are quotes about my random thoughts, analyses, confessions, practical knowledge, useful info you probably didn’t know, or interesting facts I have run into, occasionally. This is the 2nd book in the series. These are the first 10 quotes in this book. 101. I believe the root of wealth is from the Sun. Thanks to sunlight, we have been able to grow crops. I believe the most ancient and fundamental wealth is from the accumulation of harvests. 102. Basically, money is from another human. Then it may not be a perfect strategy to try to get a lot...

There are the addresses of the 1st and 3rd editions. 1st Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHF2LS8B 3rd Edition: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB5FXQR4 Amy Winehouse was a famous English singer and songwriter. She was only 27 when she died of alcoholism in London, England in 2011; it shows that her net worth was about $4 Million at the time of her death. Verne Troyer was an American actor and comedian; he was best known for his role of Mini-Me in the Austin Powers film series. He died at the age of 49 in Los Angeles, California in 2018; his death was later ruled an alcohol poisoning. I ...

This is the 3rd Edition of Introduction to UnBrokable*. Unfortunately, two editions of this book has been mixed on this page: 1st and 3rd Editions. These are their respective addresses. 1st Edition Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHF2LS8B Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHCLJMR5 Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHGBB3PD 3rd Edition Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB5FXQR4 Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/196019903X Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9SP2DP4 Amazon and I tried to combine reviews of both Editions; I apologize for this and won't try this again. I ...

Do you like a corn dog? This book is about my childhood memories.

Jack Whittaker was a construction businessman in Putnam County, WV; he was known as the winner of a lottery jackpot of $315 Millions USD in the Powerball in 2002. It shows that he was a millionaire already with a net worth of $17 M even before winning; in a word, a millionaire won a huge lottery. He must be the luckiest guy on Earth, right? Wrong! Strangely, a series of unfortunate events happened to him for no apparent reason after winning. First of all, a boy named Jesse Tribble, who was the boyfriend of Whittaker's granddaughter Brandi Bragg, was found dead from drug overdose in ...

I met my wife twenty four years ago in June,1999. We have had on and off relationships, but our daughter is 12 years old now. These are lessons from my life.

Pursuing my dream only with mental perseverance can be a fantasy; I am living in the real world. Solving the housing problem early has been the most priceless, according to my experience.

This is the 1st Edition of Introduction to UnBrokable*. Unfortunately, two editions of this book has been mixed on this page: 1st and 3rd Editions. These are their respective addresses. 1st Edition Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHF2LS8B Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHCLJMR5 Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHGBB3PD 3rd Edition Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB5FXQR4 Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/196019903X Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9SP2DP4 Amazon and I tried to combine reviews of both Editions; I apologize for this and won't try it again. Amy ...

This book shows the Girls I had Crushes On from my Childhood till Middle age in Chronological Order. It is an extension from Chapter 24 of UnBrokable* III.