"Economists did something even better than predict the crisis. We correctly predicted that we would not be able to predict it."

-- William Easterly

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“Some blogs have become the best check on monopoly mainstream journalism, and they provide a surprisingly frequent source of initiative reporting.”
“I take a multivitamin, vitamin D, and omega-3 oils every day, and if I'm stressed or run- down, I bulk up on vitamin C and zinc.”
“More than sixty years ago, mathematical logicians, by defining precisely the concept of an algorithm, gave content to the ancient human idea of an effective calculation. Their definitions led to the creation of the digital computer, an interesting example of thought bending matter to its ends.”

Source : David Berlinski (2000). “The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World”, Houghton Mifflin
“If you aren’t even aware that the people in the organization disagree with you, then you are in trouble”

Source : Dov Frohman (2013). “Leadership the Hard Way: Why Leadership Can't Be Taught and How You Can Learn It Anyway”, p.30, John Wiley & Sons
“And after about two years, I realized that creative writing was not going to help you ace those biological tests. So I switched over to journalism. I didn't graduate with honors, but I did graduate on time and with some doing.”
“Open your mind to new experiences, particularly to the study of other Âpeople. Nothing that happens to a writer â€“ however happy, however tragic â€“ is ever wasted.”
“Dream big, talk big, and turn your faith loose!”
“A sentence can offer a moment of quiet, it can crackle with energy or it can just lie there, listless and uninteresting. What makes the difference? The verb.”

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