Overview
Clear thinking is mostly the avoidance of predictable error. These lines point at how.
The quotes
If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.— John D. Rockefeller
A caution about shallow goals: money as an end tends to disappoint, while it often follows as a by-product of doing something well.
A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.— Coco Chanel
Self-determination as a first principle — decide who you are and what you want before letting others decide it for you.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.— Steve Jobs
Clear thinking includes the courage to back a non-obvious idea rather than defaulting to the safety of consensus.