Quotation of the Day
30. If you listen to successful people talk about their methods, remember that all the people who used the same methods and failed did not make videos about it. “100 Tips for a Better Life” from LessWrong.
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Quotation of the Day
“The highest form of wisdom is kindness.” – The Talmud, Brachot 17a
Quotation of the Day
Thought can be lofty without being elegant, but to the extent it lacks elegance it will have less effect on others. Force without finesse is mere mass. Fernando Pessoa from The Book of Disquiet
Quotation of the Day: On Fear
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less Marie Curie
Quotation of the Day: On IQ
Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points. The Technium, “68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice“
Quotation of the Day: On statistical significance
The difference between “significant” and “not significant” is not itself statistically significant. Gelman and Stern (2006)
Quotation of the Day
The first Quality of an Historian is to be true & impartial; the next to be interesting. David Hume The same could be said of any researcher or even blogger (at least those bloggers like myself focused on advancing knowledge). I found this quotation in the very interesting book The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith and the Friendship that Shaped Modern Thought. Very interesting.
Quotation of the Day: Conrad
“Only those who do nothing make no mistakes” — Joseph Conrad
Quotation of the Day
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quotation of the Day
We do not watch artists to see what they do, but watch what persons do to see the artistry in it. James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games