"Uncle Scrooge preferred to let the poor die "and decrease the surplus population." Scrooge may not have had God on his side, but his arithmetic was impeccable."

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Source : Roger Rosenblatt (1994). “The Man in the Water: Essays and Stories”, Random House

Roger Rosenblatt

#Uncles Quotes #Population Quotes #Scrooge Quotes

“Sometimes,' he whispered at last, 'sometimes, I dream I am singing, and I wake from it with my throat aching.' He couldn't see her face, or the tears that prickled at the corners of her eyes. 'What do you sing?' she whispered back. She heard the shush of the linen pillow as he shook his head. 'No song I've ever heard, or know,' he said softly. 'But I know I'm singing it for you.”
“The reason for your poor projections is often right in front of you. Whether you are using statistical analysis or just an average, sometimes the way you are calculating your numbers doesn't make any sense. Sometimes it's best to get up, take a walk, and revisit your calculations later. I have returned to my work many times and said: "Why the hell would I calculate it like that?"”
“I am shyer than most people think.”
“Every cell in our body is primarily water. But the water doesn't just sit in the cell, it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels.”
“Love rarely overtakes; it mostly comes to meet us.”

Source : Wilhelm Stekel (1931). “Marriage at the Crossroads”
“You think, you don't just speak. The lines come off the thoughts.”
“People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.”
“Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.”

Source : "The Management Team While Building Product: Keep It Small" by Fred Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 3, 2012.

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