"All of us, at some point in life, choose our clichÃ©."

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Source : Jerry Stahl (2009). “Pain Killers: A Novel”, p.20, Harper Collins

Jerry Stahl

#Points In Life Quotes

“To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of.”

Source : Presidential Address to the First Indian Statistical Congress, Sankhya 4, 14-17, 1938.
“Folded in my arms you're a butterfly in reverse you're giving up your wings and inheriting my curse you're letting go of me you're letting go”
“Science fiction is very healthy in its form.”
“The presidents varied in the degree to which they cited the founders. Some, like JFK, LBJ, [Richard] Nixon, and [Bill] Clinton, cited them somewhat frequently, in the range of 100 to 200 times, though, regrettably, not in a thematic or notably profound or even interesting way. Others, like Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, cited them rarely.”
“What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.”
“I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.”
“What signifies the sound of words in prayer without the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such an end?”
“The Clinton administration hated us, and it was a terrible struggle with them. I think that they felt if they didn't play, they could strangle us in our crib.”

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