Dr. James Hollis
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There's no there there.
You know, you get to the top of the ladder and you realize there's no there there.
And that happens so often in our culture.
I remember one of the fiscal figures in the late 20th century who had a personal fortune of $400 million.
And he was asked what was his philosophy of life.
And he said, well, at the end of life, the person with the biggest pile wins.
And I remember thinking, how infantile is that?
This was a smart man.
An elder statesman in his field ultimately went to prison because of some things.
But that's the philosophy of the sandbox.
I have the biggest pile of sand.
I've won.
No, you haven't won.
You're dead.
And it's a pile of sand.
What are you talking about?
And yet this is what drove the man's life.
And obviously drove him across enough lines that it got him into legal troubles sooner or later.
And again, I say that without judgment.
I'm just saying, here's an example of a very achieved person who's been living an infantile philosophy.