"How do you react when your own government lies to you systematically about life-and-death questions? As I have noted earlier, the answer is political action in the state legislatures, and one weapon in the hands of the public is an understanding of the pseudo-science and pseudo-epidemiology represented by articles like this one."

-- Harris L Coulter

#Lying Quotes #Government Quotes #Epidemiology Quotes

“There are only three requirements for success. First, decide exactly what it is you want in life. Second, determine the price that you are going to have to pay to get the things you want. And third, and this is most important, resolve to pay that price.”
“True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It promotes both beauty in the man who possesses it, and happiness in those who are about him. It is a religious duty, and should be a part of religious training.”
“Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane?”
“Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.”
“If the system exhibits a structure which can be represented by a mathematical equivalent, called a mathematical model, and if the objective can be also so quantified, then some computational method may be evolved for choosing the best schedule of actions among alternatives. Such use of mathematical models is termed mathematical programming.”

Source : George Dantzig (2016). “Linear Programming and Extensions”, p.2, Princeton University Press
“The love of fame puts spurs to the mind”
“Life isn't about the number of times you're knocked down, it's about the number of times you get back up.”

Source : FaceBook post by Michael Flatley from May 28, 2013
“Why is it that only girls stand on the sides of their feet? As if they're afraid to plant themselves?”

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