"Expectation is a statistical fiction, like having 2.5 children."

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Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.50, Macmillan

William Poundstone

#Children Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“By our attitude to prayer we tell God that what was begun in the Spirit we can finish in the flesh.”
“Isolation is a self-defeating dream.”
“I'm quite an independent person, and I had to be. As a boy and growing into a young man I had to look out for myself. And now I'm very family-oriented. It's a big priority in my life.”
“The day of the great Jazz improviser who doesn't know how to read music is over.”
“If I wear bright colors or something, I'll tie all my hair back. I don't want to look too like 'Girls Next Door.'”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Raptors are smart. Very smart. Believe me, all the problems we have so far are nothing compared with what we'd have if the raptors ever got out of their holding pen.”
“Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.”
“A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken. It's almost like a football coach, when you draw the X's and O's: Every play that is chalked on that board goes for a touchdown. Well, there are a lot of yards to be made between the line of scrimmage and the touchdown.”

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