“His idea is that if we were to optimize at every step in life, then it would cost us an infinite amount of time and energy.”
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
“eloquence. “From the very beginning,” he pronounced, “you began with a lie; what began with a lie was bound to end with a lie; that is a law of nature.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“In these days he could never fix his mind on any one subject for more than a few moments at a time.”
― 1984
― 1984
“My father, Theodore Roosevelt, was the best man I ever knew. He combined strength and courage with gentleness, tenderness, and great unselfishness.”
― Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
― Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
“From the very beginning,” he pronounced, “you began with a lie; what began with a lie was bound to end with a lie; that is a law of nature.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
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