Andrew carnegie said he wanted to be remembered as a person who was better than himself. But his tombstone says simply, andrew car Carnegie, born dunfermland, scotland, 25 november 18 35 died lennox mass, august one, 19 19. And if you're out to learn, then do as andrew car Mellon said, not as he did. Stephen Fry: Are you out to protect your ego, or are you out to learn? I actually do more enjoy being around people who are smarter than me, as long as they're not too much smarter. i don't know if it's ego, necessarily, or just the very
Also: why do we pad our speech with so much filler language?