"I think big data companies only like good news. So I think they're just hoping that they don't get sued, essentially."

-- Cathy O'Neil

#Thinking Quotes #Data Quotes #News Quotes

“If you love your dad, itâ€™s tough when he dies. If you donâ€™t like your dad, itâ€™s tough when he dies. Because you lose that guy. Whatever you didnâ€™t get, you miss. And what you did get, you miss.”
“I've always wondered where explanations end and excuses begin.”
“I want to be able to look back someday and say, "I did make a difference." Whether is was to open the minds of people to think that a woman can do a good job, or whether it's the fact that so many kids out there think that they could be like me.”

Source : "The Legend of Michael Phelps". abcnews.go.com. August 14, 2016.
“You know, I did start a Twitter account, but that's the only thing I do. I feel torn because I don't want to promo myself and force that down people's throats, but on the other hand, that's a component. There's some real interest in, "Hey, what are you doing next?"”

Source : Source: collider.com
“If you gave up, you've already lost. If you keep going, you get to a new level.”
“No matter how you feel about your extended family or family gatherings you will be attending. This is because now the ultimate reason for attending family gatherings is for your children to have the time of their lives with their cousins. Little kids love their cousins. Iâ€™m not being cute or exaggerating here. Cousins are like celebrities for little kids. If little kids had a People magazine, cousins would be on the cover. Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be. â€œAre the cousins going to be there? Fun!”

Source : Jim Gaffigan (2013). “Dad Is Fat”, p.226, Crown Archetype
“Think more design less”
“I'll tell you this, lad: A tattoo says more of a fellow looking at it than it can do of the man who's got it on his back.”

Source : Sarah Hall (2010). “The Electric Michelangelo”, p.149, Faber & Faber

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