Je crois qu'il faut presque toujours un coup de folie pour batir un destin.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Building a destiny often requires a significant amount of irrationality or madness.
- In plain terms
- Creating a unique life usually needs a bit of madness.
- What can you take from it?
- Great lives require a bit of madness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is risk necessary for growth?
- What drives destiny?
Another view
Pure rationality often leads to safer and more stable outcomes.
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