"I don't think we [people] are averse to thinking about things in a deep way, but we have limited time and opportunity to think about things in a deep way. I think that's why there is an appetite for non-fiction - it gives people the opportunity to reexamine ordinary experience and be smarter about it."

-- Malcolm Gladwell

#Opportunity Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer.”
“If you learn only methods, you'll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods.”
“When we are in the grasp of illusion - or, for that matter, whenever we have a new idea - instead of searching for ways to prove our ideas wrong, we usually attempt to prove them correct. Psychologists call this the confirmation bias, and it presents a major impediment of our ability to break free from the misinterpretation of randomness.”

Source : Leonard Mlodinow (2009). “The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives”, p.164, Penguin UK
“The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.”
“Believe me, after the destruction of Chinese nuclear sites by our missiles, there won't be much time for the Americans to choose between the defense of their Chinese allies and peaceful co-existence with us.”
“Sex can lead to nasty things like herpes, gonorrhea, and something called relationships.”
“People think they're in control, but they ain't. The truth is, that which must befall thee must befall thee. And that which must pass thee by must pass thee by.”

Source : Ron Hall, Denver Moore (2008). “Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together”, p.169, Thomas Nelson Inc
“I moved to Charlotte at a young age, and despite how much I like Charlotte, I've always had a fascination with my hometown.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com

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