Show Notes
Every so often, five quotations come along that don’t merely make you nod. They make you stop, put the book down, and think.This week we explore why the best investors first become students of themselves, why our minds work better when they’re surrounded by rich ideas, why business is one of humanity’s great engines for creating value, why prosperity may make societies not just wealthier but wiser, and why one vision of America argues that a nation’s greatest competitive advantage isn’t its geography or its resources—it’s its ability to continually renew itself.Five quotations. Five conversations. And perhaps one or two ideas that will quietly change the way you see investing, business, and life. Happy 250th to the US of A!Host: David GardnerProducer: Bart ShannonCompanies Mentioned: AMZN, MCD, NVDA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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