Majicman Notes

And even if you were a pawn – maybe we all are – then you should remember that a pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary but it… Read more

In most bodily organs waste matter is cleared out by the lymphatic system. Unnecessary proteins, superfluous fluids and so on are carried away by special vessels to lymph nodes, where they are filtered out and… Read more

McKee devotes the final day of his famous “Story” seminar to a six-hour, scene-by-scene analysis of “Casablanca,”which he considers a paragon of excellent writing. “The last thing I talk about is being and becoming. Permanence… Read more

Really, my books are an examination of what power does to people. Power doesn’t ­always corrupt, and you can see it in the case of, for example, Al Smith or Sam Rayburn. There, power cleanses.… Read more

Well, there’s a rather nice French word, bricolage, which means trial and error, means tinkering, really. And, tinkering is a good description of what a lot of innovators do. They take a thing and they… Read more

Traits of Great Founders: Frugality (spending money wisely), Focus (attention to detail), Obsession (with the problem they’re trying to solve), Love (of their work), Ideal co-founders are tenacious, relentlessly resourceful, decisive, tough, calm, creative, and… Read more

“Intellect and love are made of different materials,” he said. “Intellect ties people in knots and risks nothing, but love dissolves all tangles and risks everything. Intellect is always cautious and advises, ‘Beware too much… Read more

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain.… Read more

How author Vicki Baum described Shanghai: “Optimists, pessimists, Westerners, Easterners, men, women. Europeans, Americans, orients. Courage and cowardice. Idealism and greed. Enmity and love. People of every sort and colour and tendency. Voice, noise, laughter,… Read more

( By Endurance We Conquer) Fortitudine Vincimus ( By Endurance We Conquer) It was the family motto of Sir Ernest Shackleton, and the phrase gave name to the ship used for his world-famous polar expedition.… Read more