"When people disagree with you, what you ultimately have to do is persuade people to agree with you - period."

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Source : "‘Moneyball’ Godfather Bill James Tackles Politics In Super PAC Age" by Sam Stein, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 15, 2012.

Bill James

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“I took music theory in high school and dropped out halfway through the semester because it was ruining music for me.”
“I always thought I wrote good bridges. I was a bit more impressed with the bridges I wrote than maybe the songs I wrote.”

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“Ten years ago in Nairobi we said that the participation of women in the decision-making and appraisal processes of the United Nations was essential if the organization was to effectively serve women's interests.”
“He [the artist] ought to have 'these powerful organs of expression' - colour and chiaroscuro - entirely at his command, that he may use them in every possible form, as well as that he may do with the most perfect freedom; therefore, whether he wishes to make the subject of a joyous, solemn, or meditative character, by flinging over it the cheerful aspect which the sun bestows, by a proper disposition of shade, or by the appearances that beautify its arising or its setting, a true "General Effect" should never be lost sight of.”
“If consumers don't have the wherewithal to spend because all the money's going to the top, and the people at the top only spend a very small fraction of what they earn, then the economy is almost inevitably destined to slow.”
“There is always a place where, if you listen closely in the night, you will hear a mother telling a story and at the end of the tale, she will ask you this question: 'Ou libÃ©rÃ©?' Are you free, my daughter?" My grandmother quickly pressed her fingers over my lips. Now," she said, "you will know how to answer.”
“Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.”
“He's the Presidentâ€”it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.”

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