"One way of looking at Impossibility Theorem is that we proposed some criteria for what a good system should be: what is it you want from a voting system, and impose some conditions. And then ask: can you have a voting system that guarantees that?"

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Source : Source: electology.org

Kenneth Arrow

#Guarantees That Quotes #Voting Quotes #Want Quotes

“When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel like work. It's like you're playing.”
“Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.”
“Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.”
“Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake.”
“I think with Blair Witch and The Sixth Sense, people are much more open to something that is different.”
“My dad has been married to his wife for 15 years and wherever he goes there better be a seat for her. I like real couples that tell you how to get through on Wednesdays when you're just at the end of your rope - the ones who really know how to make it through. We have to stop looking at Hollywood couples because you're going to get disappointed.”

Source : "5 Questions with Sherri Shepherd on Love and Happiness". Interview with Charli Penn, www.essence.com. September 13, 2011.
“If a lie is only printed often enough, it becomes a quasi-truth, and if such a truth is repeated often enough, it becomes an article of belief, a dogma, and men will die for it.”

Source : "The crown of a life". Book by Isa Blagden, 1869.
“Im not a bad guy. People who know me know who I am.”

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